How do parole boards respond to large, societal shocks? Evidence from the 9/11 terrorist attacks

Brendon McConnell, Kegon Teng Kok Tan and Mariyana Zapryanova

Journal of Public Economics, 2024, vol. 238, issue C

Abstract: We provide the first evidence of the impact of 9/11 on outcomes for Muslims in the US criminal justice system. We focus on parole outcomes of Black Muslim men in the state of Georgia, and find large post-9/11 declines in the likelihood of being granted parole and a subsequent 23% relative increase in prison time for Muslim inmates. These impacts persisted for several years after 9/11 and were larger for inmates with higher levels of recidivism risk. We argue that these effects reflect unwarranted disparities driven by the decision-making of parole board members post-9/11.

Keywords: Parole board; Discrimination; Terrorist attacks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105206

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