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By the Numbers
General
The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world
POC
People of Color and Incarceration
"The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid"— Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow
Demographic
Prison Demographics
"6 million Americans, including 1 out of 13 Black Americans, are disenfranchised due to felony status." — Joe Davidson
Cost
The Costs of a Failed System
"Americans are increasingly being detained in jails for simply being too poor to pay a fine or from conduct stemming from mental illness, homelessness, or addiction." — Brennan Center for Justice
The Death Penalty
The Death Penalty
Black defendants are 11x more likely to get the death penalty than their white counterparts
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