Wrath - I do agree that there are probably more blacks whoend up incarcerated because of economic factors - ie having to rely on legal aid than a hired lawyer - but that might account for 7-8%, not 45!!!!
The other reason is that black men are going to jail for longer terms because of more violent crimes - black men ages 14-24 are 1% of the population but they commit 30% of all murders!
And I am very glad that guys like you who escaped the cycle
are trying to do something - because people need to understand that it has nothing to do with genetics, it is a societal conditioning problem - and it will have to be solved largely from within - but to do that there needs to be less blame and more work
