This is an excerpt from a documentary called American Drug War. It begins to uncover some of the deep issues that are cancerizing our 'hoods today. Take in the material before you cast judgment. There are some serious matters that we, as a faith body, must contend with.
Did you know that the United States has the most people imprisoned per capita in the world? I mean the whole world, including Russia, China, Albania, wherever. According to the US Department of Justice annual report, on this very day about 2.3 million Americans are in prison. Add in people on probation, and the number is over 3% of our total population. The current rate is four times higher than in 1980. What? How can that be? Even more striking, 1 out of 10 young Black males are in prison. In fact, if you are a young Black male, you have a much better chance of going to prison than going to college. 10.4% of all black males between 25 and 29 years old are in prison, 1.3% of white males the same age. 75% of women imprisoned are single mothers. What’s going on?
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