Young, Black and Locked Up
Posted on January 11th, 2008 in Childcare
Young Black and Locked Up By Marian Wright Edelman If you were asked where the United States ranks among industrialized countries on low birthweight, infant mortality or child poverty, a guess much higher than the bottom on any of these social indicators would be wrong. But if you were asked where America stands on imprisoning its citizens, you would be correct to answer that we surpass everyone else. Our nation incarcerates more people — over 2.3 million in 2006 — than any other country. …
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