Black Women Struggle in Criminal Justice System
James Wright
Adult women are the fastest growing group in regards to incarceration. The number of female prisoners rose at a faster rate (4.8 percent) than the number of male prisoners (2.7 percent), according to a study, "Prison and Jail Inmates" conducted by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Statistics (BJS) in 2006. In that report, the BJS said that there were 111,400 female prisoners in federal and state prisons.
The report noted that the percent increase in female prisoners was almost twice that of male prisoners.
Black women make up a larger share of their gender incarcerated than in any other group. Read more...
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Adult women are the fastest growing group in regards to incarceration. The number of female prisoners rose at a faster rate (4.8 percent) than the number of male prisoners (2.7 percent), according to a study, "Prison and Jail Inmates" conducted by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Statistics (BJS) in 2006. In that report, the BJS said that there were 111,400 female prisoners in federal and state prisons.
The report noted that the percent increase in female prisoners was almost twice that of male prisoners.
Black women make up a larger share of their gender incarcerated than in any other group. Read more...
http://know4life.blogspot.com
As I posted earlier, Angela Davis is and has been a strong supporter of the abolishment o f "American Prison camps" for the poor. Frank Lucas' daughter in Atl, her father was the subject of "American Gangster" knows too well about the children left behind, when their parents are incarcerated, and has formed a non-prof org to address this issue.
It is a difficult issue to get legislators to vote for some reprieve on ,because it is assumed in America,that the moment you get "ARRESTED" you are guilty. As I have been told by workers in the criminal justice system.