40 reasons why our jails are full of Black and Poor people

[Jefferson23]

12. Accurate account, and this one freaks me out all the time. One reads these stories

for years, and I feel sick when I do. We have lost our soul, no one should condone the
the disregard for our youth..we are so god damn punitive:

Eight. In schools, African American kids are much more likely to be referred to the police than other kids. African American students are 16 percent of those enrolled in schools but 27 percent of those referred to the police. Kids with disabilities are discriminated against at about the same rate because they are 14 percent of those enrolled in school and 26 of those referred to the police.

Just think what a society reaps in return for this disgrace.