The Incarceration Tables are Turning!
When I think of America's prison system, I need think of only one word: incarceration. For decades, the United States practically made sport of the mass incarceration of minorities, especially the black minority. However, it seems like the tables are turning! Keith Humphreys states that according to his study, the United States incarceration rates have been steadily dropping for six years. What is even more astonishing is that African Americans are enjoying less incarceration, and whites are not-so-much-enjoying more incarceration. There are many reasons why this could be. Professor John Pfaff believes that law enforcement is softening up in urban areas and cracking down in rural areas. Professor Joan Petersilia believes that sex offenders are the new hot topic of law enforcement, supported by the fact that there is a larger proportion of white inmates who have been committed of sex crimes compared to black inmates. Whatever the reason, this trend is an unexpected one that may alter America's prison system entirely, and may affect other issues in society like racism and prejudice.
So I don't really know much about the incarceration system in America, but I do know that there are a lot of people who say it's corrupt. It kinda brings back the project on 13th we did. As for law enforcement softening, I don't know. It seems like the problem has gone down since the BLM movement started, but I keep seeing articles and videos of people being hurt by police.
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