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lovemydog

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99. Most in prison haven't had a trial and were encouraged to plea bargain,

Thu Jun 4, 2015, 12:46 AM

Jun 2015

as the article points out. Bail and nearly every other aspect of incarceration favors the rich.

This is another example of how local politics matter so much. We must get local and state governments that provide a voice for equality and justice under the law.

And here's a good section from the end of the article:

'These are our brothers and sisters and cousins and friends of our coworkers. There are lots of proposed solutions. To learn more about the problems and the solutions are go to places like The Sentencing Project, the Vera Institute, or the Center for American Progress. Because it's the right thing to do, and because about 95 percent of the people who we send to prison are coming back into our communities.'

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40 reasons why our jails are full of Black and Poor people [View all] bravenak Jun 2015 OP

K&R..... daleanime Jun 2015 #1

I'd like to hear some presidential candidates talk about this and tell us what octoberlib Jun 2015 #2

Me too. bravenak Jun 2015 #6

What is your solution, or plan? RobertEarl Jun 2015 #75

End the failed and stupid drug war, ban private prisons, outlaw quotas and institute TheKentuckian Jun 2015 #107

Yep. All that bravenak Jun 2015 #112

Yup. qwlauren35 Jun 2015 #78

Not going to happen. qwlauren35 Jun 2015 #81

I feel you. bravenak Jun 2015 #86

More examples in there gollygee Jun 2015 #3

Racism seems to be one of the biggest factors. bravenak Jun 2015 #4

+1000 ismnotwasm Jun 2015 #14

Yes. Absolutely. Absolutely. Number23 Jun 2015 #87

Good piece. Here's some of it: cali Jun 2015 #5

Thank you. bravenak Jun 2015 #7

yeah, I figured that was it. cali Jun 2015 #19

Thanks for posting the OP despite the iPad problem. BeanMusical Jun 2015 #41

No problem. bravenak Jun 2015 #44

Thanks Cali. BeanMusical Jun 2015 #42

K&R Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #8

Very lucrative.nt bravenak Jun 2015 #11

Excellent article. And a lot of those causes could be easily ended. First of all those who are jwirr Jun 2015 #9

I agree. The mentally ill have gotten tossed in with everybody else. bravenak Jun 2015 #10

I am with you on all of this. Here on the reservation in MN many of those used to apply but in jwirr Jun 2015 #17

I was glad to see the people of Ferguson vote out some of their council members. bravenak Jun 2015 #18

In the mean time we here on DU could work together to contact our legislators about issues like jwirr Jun 2015 #22

That is a great idea. bravenak Jun 2015 #24

Accurate account, and this one freaks me out all the time. One reads these stories Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #12

We throw people away like garbage. bravenak Jun 2015 #15

K&R ismnotwasm Jun 2015 #13

Thank you! bravenak Jun 2015 #16

Marking for later read underpants Jun 2015 #20

There's a lot to take in. It goes deep. Where to start? KittyWampus Jun 2015 #21

I know. bravenak Jun 2015 #23

i think the place to start is with the for profit prison industry questionseverything Jun 2015 #76

Works for me!! bravenak Jun 2015 #82

In CA, we've started a few things. Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #35

A great piece on HuffPo (as good as some of them used to be) erronis Jun 2015 #25

I know what you mean about Huffpo. bravenak Jun 2015 #26

IMO Mr Dixon Jun 2015 #27

Racism and money. bravenak Jun 2015 #28

SAD Mr Dixon Jun 2015 #30

From the article.. sums it up nicely. mountain grammy Jun 2015 #29

+1 bravenak Jun 2015 #31

Prisons for profit fadedrose Jun 2015 #32

It's evil. :( bravenak Jun 2015 #33

There is zero incentive to stop this practice. The jails and prisons are being filled in the new Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #34

I keep saying 'prison is the new slavery'. bravenak Jun 2015 #36

The white descendants of the slave owners never gave up their family's vengeance. The east india Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #37

I agree. They are not able to let go of the hate. bravenak Jun 2015 #38

A few years ago qwlauren35 Jun 2015 #105

I agree with this. bravenak Jun 2015 #111

Those stats are just sad and horrible LittleGirl Jun 2015 #39

Yes. We have to find better ways to deal with the mentally ill and drug abusers. bravenak Jun 2015 #40

it is most definately. LittleGirl Jun 2015 #61

I better hear something from our candidates about social and economic injustice Rex Jun 2015 #43

Agreed. I'm waiting. But not patiently. bravenak Jun 2015 #45

You only need one: $$$$ blackspade Jun 2015 #46

And race. Race seems to trump money. bravenak Jun 2015 #47

Your point is well taken. blackspade Jun 2015 #50

I hope it makes a difference. bravenak Jun 2015 #51

We may be coming at it from different angles, but... blackspade Jun 2015 #54

Perfect! bravenak Jun 2015 #55

:) blackspade Jun 2015 #62

Well, this nation has a very bad case... Oilwellian Jun 2015 #56

I keep hoping they'll just evaporate and let us live. bravenak Jun 2015 #57

A fee for public defenders? d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #48

Ain't that some shit? bravenak Jun 2015 #49

In sum, we jail our race, mental health, and poverty problems Yavin4 Jun 2015 #52

Basically. bravenak Jun 2015 #53

And we do this for profit, in a supposedly an advanced nation. What a disgrace & injustice. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #58

Except for the ones 'we' kill. cui bono Jun 2015 #70

Yep. Domestic and abroad. Yavin4 Jun 2015 #72

Thanks for this article exposing more of US corruption and decline. What a horrible and appalachiablue Jun 2015 #59

I really need to find out how much the are robbing us taxpayers for. bravenak Jun 2015 #60

Plundering taxpayers for exec. salaries and $ for corrupt complicit pols, legislators, appalachiablue Jun 2015 #63

Thank you for the link. bravenak Jun 2015 #64

Thanks for the good read. lovemydog Jun 2015 #65

I agree. I'm starting to become one too. bravenak Jun 2015 #66

I first heard the term from looking up the director of Selma. lovemydog Jun 2015 #68

I'm highly impressed by Ava Duvernay's work 'Selma' and what I've read and seen of her. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #109

Me too appalachiablue. Selma is such a great movie. lovemydog Jun 2015 #110

Thank you for that... qwlauren35 Jun 2015 #106

Ask not for whom the bell tolls. raouldukelives Jun 2015 #67

Though this isn't just a racial component, the privatization of our prisons cui bono Jun 2015 #69

Yes. Prison keeps families poor. bravenak Jun 2015 #71

Thank You! n/t Sissyk Jun 2015 #73

Welcome!nt bravenak Jun 2015 #74

Thanks for the article, bravenak. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #77

The comment section is always evil. bravenak Jun 2015 #83

I have to agree with you, sheshe2 Jun 2015 #84

At least people aren't pretending nothing is wrong anymore. bravenak Jun 2015 #85

K&R Solly Mack Jun 2015 #79

K&R Thank you for posting. myrna minx Jun 2015 #80

Fantastic piece! I'm so glad you posted it! scarletwoman Jun 2015 #88

Thank you. I feel the same way. bravenak Jun 2015 #89

It appears to me that one of the root problems is the racism of the police. scarletwoman Jun 2015 #90

The end of your post was just what I was thinking this morning BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #91

"They can pull all of this off because no one is looking." Exactly! scarletwoman Jun 2015 #97

Thank you for posting this article BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #92

That is my problem too. bravenak Jun 2015 #93

Yes, because police departments have local control BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #94

I agree. We have to come at it from many directions. bravenak Jun 2015 #95

Kick! Agschmid Jun 2015 #96

K&R libodem Jun 2015 #98

Most in prison haven't had a trial and were encouraged to plea bargain, lovemydog Jun 2015 #99

+1 bravenak Jun 2015 #100

Kick octoberlib Jun 2015 #101

Bravo, bravenak, for linking this article! chervilant Jun 2015 #102

It was a great article. bravenak Jun 2015 #104

K&R me b zola Jun 2015 #103

Good post! I hate how the police are so out of control. nt Logical Jun 2015 #108

Thanks. Me too. bravenak Jun 2015 #113