One in four black teenage boys guilty of manslaughter given maximum jail terms while none of their white peer sentenced to more than 10 years
The justice system is disproportionately handing out harsher sentence to black children convicted of homicide compared with their white peers, an investigation by The Independent has revealed.
Analysis of figures for 2009-17 shows one in four black teenage boys guilty of manslaughter were given maximum jail terms, while white children found guilty of the same crimes were sentenced to no more than 10 years" with the majority getting less than four.
The finding have prompted anger from MPS and campaigners who argue "cumulative" racial discrimination within policing and the judiciary means black youngs offender are subjected to harsher punishments and therefore have worse life chancess.