18 US Code 242: Deprivation Of Rights Under Color of Law

'Whoever, under color of any law…willfully subjects any person…to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution…different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of…color or race…'

[only one year maximum, however if death results, any term of years, including life, or the death penalty, can be the sentence]

law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/242