1 in 37 American adults are in prison. 1 in 3 black men will go to prison, along with 1 in 17 white men. Hispanics and Blacks make up 25% of the american population, yet 60% of the incarcerated.
For every black man that goes to college, 3 will go to prison.
In 1974 there were just under 500,000 inmates in the US. In 2001, that number passed 2,000,000. Between 1985 and 2000 federal funding for corrections increased 166%, compared with 24% for education.
As of 2001, Bureau of Justice statistics show that 7 out of 10 released prisoners will be re-arrested within 3 years.
Bush (our president!) claims to be a Christian, yet proved to be the most prolific murderer in all of Texas. What would Jesus have done?
Are you fucking kidding me?
(As always, wikipedia rocks)
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