The U.S. has 25 % of the world's prisoners
We imprison more than Russia, China, Iran combined
U.S. prisons are private, and are profit driven
Prisons perform cheap labor for big business
Prisons grow faster than Educational Institutions
Prisons get twice the money of higher education
One of every 32 Americans is in correctional system
Blacks represent 48.2 % of the prison population
1/3 of young black men are in the correction system
Most black offenders are incarcerated for drug charges
72% of U.S. drug users are white, 15% are black
Blacks represent 42.5% of death row inmates
Most black death row inmates are innocent
Blacks/poor are often given drunk or incompetent lawyers
Confessions are often tricked or beaten out of blacks