Sentencing varies with stereotypical facial features even absent overall racial disparity.

Evidence

In one study, researchers randomly selected Black and White inmates from a correctional database and found no overall differences between the two groups in terms of sentences awarded (Blair et al., 2004). Yet, the researchers found that among the Black inmates, those with more stereotypical features received harsher sentences than those with less stereotypical features. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 861

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the sincere-conviction-vs-measured-bias gap: overall group equality can mask within-group bias, meaning aggregate measures miss discriminatorily applied bias.
• ADDENDUM: Relevant to legal bias measurement literature — a concrete demonstration that observable discrimination can hide behind aggregate equality.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 861