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Monday, September 30, 2013

Why Poverty and Mass Incarceration Do Not Matter in the U.S. | the becoming radical

Why Poverty and Mass Incarceration Do Not Matter in the U.S. | the becoming radical:

WHY POVERTY AND MASS INCARCERATION DO NOT MATTER IN THE U.S.

Ever wonder why poverty and mass incarceration do not matter in the U.S.?
Poverty disproportionately impacts women and children (see p. 15):
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Mass incarceration disproportionately impacts African American males. While white males outnumber AA males about 5 to 1 in society, AA males outnumber white makes about 6 to 1 in prison:
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Government and business in the U.S. remains dominated either by privileged white males or the