- Research by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) found significant sentencing disparities between domestic and international terrorism cases in the U.S.
- Domestic terrorism defendants are 10 times more likely to be acquitted and twice as likely to receive non-custodial sentences compared to international defendants.
- International terrorism cases resulted in prison sentences more than double the length of those given to domestic extremists.
- Prosecutors are four times more likely to pursue a terrorism enhancement in international cases than in domestic cases. Read More
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