"You have people working against mass incarceration right here. CU Citizens for Peace and Justice is doing the work and they need your help, volunteers, and money." - Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow
Racial Disparity and Police Misconduct
The 14th Amendment provides for due process & equal protection under the law. Champaign County has a long history of police misconduct and racial inequit
y, which has continued in the form of racial profiling, and senseless police shootings directed at African-American residents. Although African-Americans make up only 12% of the Champaign County population, they represent 75% - 80% of those sent to prison in the County. CUCPJ strives to makes statistics and information about these inequities available to the residents of Champaign County, with the opinion that knowledge is the first step to change.