What Are the Odds You’ll Go to Prison?

The chances of a white guy going to prison is 1 out of 17. But for black guys, the chances are 1 out of 3.

Why?

Lots of reasons – namely, racism.

Check out this video on the prison industrial complex for a quick, but in-depth understanding of what it means for oppression to exist on a structural, institutionalized level and how that affects people’s day-to-day lives.

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The Editors at Everyday Feminism



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