Another reminder of race and criminal justice realities to honor MLK's legacy

I have generally made a habit of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King's Day by encouraging everyone to reflect on the historic and modern intersection of racial issues and criminal justice realities.  I will do so again today principally by providing links to some prior MLK Day posts and also to other more recent posts spotlighting the enduring racial dynamics that surround the modern administration of criminal justice. 

As always, readers are encouraged to add their own perspectives via the comments (and also encouraged to keep it civil in honor of one of America's great civil rights leaders).

Some related posts:

• Mike Huckabee brings up race and class when defending clemency for Clemmons
• "Two-Tiered Justice: Race, Class, and Crime Policy"
• "Rising Road: A True Tale of Love, Race, and Religion in America"
• "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness"
• "What Explains Persistent Racial Disproportionality in Minnesota’s Prison and Jail Populations?"
• Will AG Holder urge the criminal justice system to "examine its racial soul"?
• Two potent new reports on race and the drug war
• Examining the disconcerting realities of racial disparities
• Another strong piece about race and justice
• New JPI report on racial disparities in incarceration
• Reflecting on race and criminal justice realities to honor MLK's legacy
• Should criminal justice reform be the new civil rights movement?