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Jeremiah asked this question about The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness:
Serious question: If blacks (and minorities in general) are disproportionately charged for drug offenses, why don't they stop using/selling drugs?
Rebecca Lee Why does our justice system give disproportionate sentences for drug crimes, even greater than for those of violent crimes? Why would minor drug crime…moreWhy does our justice system give disproportionate sentences for drug crimes, even greater than for those of violent crimes? Why would minor drug crimes entail a sentence of many years rather than treatment? Very complicated issues.(less)
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Camilla Rebecca they can't make money off of treatment.... ...more
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Patrick Patrick The Prison Industrial Complex is why. The many, many prisons need to be filled. They kinda work like a hotel, they only make money if the they're full ...more
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