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Originally Posted by jinnzaman
I can see an argument, but give me some more information to support your assertions.
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here's a beginning:
ABC News: U.S. Prison Population Hits All-Time High
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Race: Black males continue to be incarcerated at an extraordinary rate. Black males make up 35.4 percent of the jail and prison population — even though they make up less than 10 percent of the overall U.S population. Four percent of U.S. black males were in jail or prison last year, compared to 1.7 percent of Hispanic males and .7 percent of white males. In other words, black males were locked up at almost six times the rate of their white counterparts
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As far as proving that this is a result of deliberate policy, that's not easy and highly questionable.. which is why I said you might not want to delve into that sort of speculation. Still, it could be argued that neglect of existing conditions and policies that create such circumstances is criminal.