More than thirty years ago, at the height of the civil rights movement, the excesses and abuses of the southern system of justice were stark and overt. My colleagues and I often used the media to expose the overt racism and brutality of the police to help awaken Americans of good conscience to our cause. In those days we went to jail willingly and endured the treatment that the police and courts meted out because we were set on changing America. And in large part through our efforts and that of countless others, we were successful. As stated in Justice on Trial, the United States has made significant progress toward ensuring equal treatment under law for all citizens. At the same time this report clearly shows that in the area of criminal justice, racial inequality is growing.

 

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