Unjust: How the Broken Criminal Justice System Fails LGBT People

The work that informed and made this report possible remains critically necessary, and continues to merit our attention, amplification, and resources in order to ensure that efforts to end the criminalization of LGBTQ people and our communities is both driven by and accountable to those on the front lines of the fight. [...] GLOSSARY READ THE FULL REPORT FOR MORE • Juvenile Facility in New York Strives to Do Better by LGBT Youth vii This condensed report provides a high-level discussion of the key drivers of interactions with law enforcement • Connecting LGBT People in Prison to the LGBT for LGBT people, the experiences of LGBT people within Community the justice system and in p. [...] READ THE FULL REPORT FOR MORE UNJUST: viiiHOW THE BROKEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FAILS LGBT PEOPLE ENTERING THE SYSTEM IN THE SYSTEM Disproportionate criminalization LGBT people are more frequently incarcerated of LGBT people and treated harshly LIFE AFTER CONVICTION LGBT people face added challenges to rebuilding lives The full report, Unjust: How the Broke. [...] For example, as shown in Figure 5, in the Black and Pink survey of currently Current drug policy in the United States results in incarcerated LGBTQ people, 55% had sold drugs prior to the incarceration of tens of thousands of individuals being incarcerated.47 each year—many of whom were convicted of nonviolent crimes such as possession of marijuana or In August 2013, the Department of Justice anno. [...] SECTION 2: IN THE SYSTEM: LGBT PEOPLE ARE FREQUENTLY INCARCERATED AND TREATED HARSHLY IN THE SYSTEM: LGBT PEOPLE ARE MORE FREQUENTLY19 INCARCERATED AND TREATED HARSHLY ENTERING IN THE THE SYSTEM SYSTEM DISCRIMINATION IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS LGBT people face: • Inadequate Access to Counsel • Discrimination by Judges, Prosecutors, and Court Staff • Discrimination.