Wednesday 29 April 2009
Pastoral Scene of the Gallant North ☀
African-Americans in Alabama are 3.5 times more likely to be incarcerated than whites. The ratio is 3.3 in Georgia, and within 2 points, the same throughout the South.
This New Jersey resident is absolutely, totally appalled by this sickening display of Southern racism.
And he would be even more absolutely, totally appalled if the corresponding ratio for his home state was not… 12.4 ! Let me rephrase this. If you’re lucky enough to live in Jersey but you made the silly mistake of being born black, and not white, your chances of going to prison shoot up by a factor of 12.4. That’s 3.5 times higher than Alabama.
