1. angryfuckingliberal:

    lynnhaven:

    anticapitalist:

    Incarceration In The United States

    (high res)

    The US is ranked #1 in some impressive areas but being #1 for incarceration isn’t something to brag about. In fact, more than 1 in every 100 adults in America are incarcerated at any given time. In some states such as Louisiana as many as 1 in 55 adults are incarcerated at any time. But even in states with fewer incarcerations like Maine, 1 in 226 are still incarcerated. In light of such numbers it isn’t surprising that the US has 25% of the world’s incarcerated population even though the US only makes up around 5% of the population globally.

    Despite the huge population of incarcerated people it is far from a representative portion of the population. While the national average is 1 in 100, only 1 in 106 is a white male. Shockingly, 1 in 15 Black men are incarcerated. This is like 2 people out of every classroom. Comparatively 1 in 36 Hispanic men are incarcerated fully 300% more than their white counterparts.

    People need to rise above their racial stereotypes. That is the only way we can keep even more people from going to prison. Just because you were born and/or grew up in an environment where the norm was that of breaking the law, doesn’t mean that you have to follow. Choose your own path and break this cycle. I feel like that is the only way for us to ever overcome racial barriers.

    Victim blaming. Cool story, bro. Yep. I’m sure the only way for us to ever overcome racial barriers is for Black people and Latinos to get their shit together. Yep. Couldn’t be racial profiling or an unfair justice system that sentences people of color more often and more harshly for the same charges. Nah, couldn’t be white people. We’re totally over that whole race thing. You guys should be, too.

    I think we need to work on white cops and other authority figures not harassing Latinos and African-Americans for no reason. Then I think we would see a drastic reduction in that number.

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