How is racism connected to the death penalty and criminal justice? Read the guidance of our U.S. Bishops: Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice, a Statement of the Catholic Bishops of the United States (2000).Get the facts: Read the USCCB's examination of Racism and the Criminal Justice System.Learn about racial disparities in incarceration and sentencing from The Sentencing Project.