Black Women Feel Brunt of High U.S. Mass Incarceration
America's high incarceration rate affects Black women the most, with a 525% increase in imprisonment since 1980, according to The Sentencing Project. The continued overcriminalization of women and girls destroys lives, families, and communities and does nothing to improve public safety. Black and Latinx women are still more likely to face incarceration than white, Asian, and Latinx girls. The Alice Project aims to end gender bias in extreme sentences. The post Black Women Feel Brunt of High U.S. Mass Incarceration first appeared on The New Journal and Guide. Continue reading Black Women Feel Brunt of High U.S. Mass Incarceration at The New Journal and Guide.
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America's high incarceration rate affects Black women the most, with a 525% increase in imprisonment since 1980, according to The Sentencing Project. The continued overcriminalization of women and girls destroys lives, families, and communities and does nothing to improve public safety. Black and Latinx women are still more likely to face incarceration than white, Asian, and Latinx girls. The Alice Project aims to end gender bias in extreme sentences.
The post Black Women Feel Brunt of High U.S. Mass Incarceration first appeared on The New Journal and Guide.
