More Blacks and Hispanics Live in Jail than in College Dorms
WASHINGTON
More than three times as many Black people live in prison cells as in college dorms, the government said in a report to be released Thursday.
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September 28th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Two very import statistics need to be noted. Since 1998 more than half of ALL college students attend community colleges; most of which do not have residence halls. Then, when you look at the last paragraph, you see that the percentage of African Americans living in residence halls is very close to our percentage in the American population. So the real story here is that there are too many African Americans in jail.
September 28th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
I saw a news story a couple of weeks ago about an African American teen who was shot and killed at 2:30 am at a gas station on a school night about 40 miles from his home. His mom wasn’t concerned about the fact that he was out so late on a school night, she couldn’t figure out how he ended up so far away from home. If he hadn’t been murdered, where do you think he would have ended up at age 19? College dorm or prison cell? Is being at a gas station at 2:30 am the path to college or prison? The legal system isn’t unfairly prosecuting minorities, the criminals who are found guilty put themselves in legal trouble not society, not the educational system, and not law enforcement.
October 1st, 2007 at 3:40 pm
No one said that the legal system was unjustly prosecuting minorities (although the case can easily be made on the disparity of on sentencing between crack and powder cocaine and the Jena 6 shows that when they think they can get a way with it, DA\’s will treat African Americans differently). The point was that for whatever reason there are too many African Americans in prison and that we are holding up our own when it comes to living in residence halls. Your post about the teen who was killed totally misses the point. You said he was at a gas station at 2am. Could it be that he had just gotten off work (McDonald\’s and Taco Bell are open later now) and gave a co-worker a ride home? Also, if he was 19, does he not have the right to go to clubs or concerts. You are clearly blaming the victim here, instead saying let\’s investigate the crime. This is typical of the approach taken when it comes to us. It\’s always \
October 1st, 2007 at 3:55 pm
To Herb,
He was 14 and the curfew in his city for youths under 18 is midnight. Victims share some of the blame for the crimes against them when they put themselves in dangerous situations. The crime should be investigated and the murderer should be tried for the crime. I was on point, my comment was: If you want to get kids into college, THEIR PARENTS need to help them get there. Ultimately, THE YOUTHS are the masters of their own destiny. If you don’t want to go to jail, don’t hang out with the kids who commit crimes and don’t commit crimes yourself. If you want to go to college, hang out with kids that want to go to college and put your time in at the library.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:22 am
The article does not compare the racial disparities within the justice system. The ideas that black child need longger school days is inorder to learn does nothing for a child\’s capacity to learn. These children have not been taugt the values or benefits to an education. A longger school day does not insure intelligence. Resources and strong dedicated teachers are are key. In conclusion to say that the teachers are in ferior is an insult. They do more with less.