Racism in the USA

If you've ever taken the time to look at our prison industrial complex you're probably more than aware that blacks are incarcerated at a highly disproportionate rate in comparison to whites. Study after study for a number of years have shown race to be a significant factor in who gets arrested and sent to prison. But few facts bring out the stark reality of just how racist our "justice" system is as this comparison:

South Africa under apartheid (1993), Black males: 851 per 100,000

U.S. under George Bush (2004), Black males: 4,919 per 100,000

Slow down and think about those numbers for a second. That's racism, folks. What are we going to do about it? Learn more at Prisonsucks.com.

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