Black American voters want to reform the criminal justice system
New polls show black voters in gray states want to reform the criminal justice system. |
According to the international group Tasnim News, The results of new polls show that black voters in the gray and sensitive states of America want reforms in the criminal justice system are from the state and federal governments.
According to the results of this poll, 78 percent of voters in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan support reforms in the criminal justice system. This figure includes 87 percent of Democrats, 82 percent of independent supporters, and two-thirds of Republicans.
These three states are among the gray or rotating states in which none of the two parties have 100% support and are always the focus of election candidates.
Also, 23 percent of white voters believe that reducing the prison population is very important, and 43 percent of black voters share the same opinion.
Plus 75% of black voters and 58% of white voters said that long-term incarceration causes many problems that lead to unsafe communities and problems such as homelessness, poverty, drugs and mental health problems.
In addition, The study found that black Americans are 5 times more likely than white Americans to be stopped without reason by the police. African Americans are arrested and arrested 5 times more often than white Americans.
In addition, 6 out of 10 voters said that any candidate who support reforms in the criminal justice system are more likely to vote for it.
The US presidential election will be held on November 5, 2024. Currently, Joe Biden is the leading candidate of the Democrats and Donald Trump is the leading candidate of the Republicans in the polls.
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