The Sentencing Project - Founded in 1986, The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing policy, addressing unjust racial disparities and practices, and advocating for alternatives to incarceration.

Race and Ethnicity by Center for American Progress.  The Center for American Progress is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. Our aim is not just to change the conversation, but to change the country.  

Criminal Justice Fact Sheet by NAACP(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.

The Black Male Incarceration Problem Is Real and It’s Catastrophic - Huffington Post

1.5 Million Missing Black Men written by JUSTIN WOLFERS, DAVID LEONHARDT and KEVIN QUEALY APRIL 20, 2015 - New York Times