One in six black men had been incarcerated as of 2001. If current trends continue, one in three black males born today can expect to spend time in prison during his life.

35% of black children grades 7-12 have been suspended/expelled at some point in school
African Americans serve virtually as much time in prison for a drug offense (58.7 months) as whites do for a violent offense (61.7 months).
In 2002, blacks constituted more than 80% of the people sentenced under the federal crack cocaine laws and served substantially more time in prison for drug offenses than did whites, despite that fact that more than 2/3 of crack cocaine users in the U.S. are white or Hispanic.
Don't let people like AJ make you think this isn't a race thing

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