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In reply to the discussion: Bernie admits need to get schooled on African-American incarceration* [View all]Sophia4
(3,515 posts)number gets. It would not be as widely known.
This thread, to my understanding, is about how Bernie had to be schooled about the plight of imprisoned African-Americans in Vermont, not about the terrible problem of our having a far too high percentage of Americans and especially African-Americans in prison across our country.
In every state, we need to change our laws to do something about this problem. Vermont is, percentage wise, one of the worst states in this respect. But it is much better for African-Americans in some other respects, such as the numbers of very well educated African-Americans in Vermont.
I just objected to the singling out and blaming of Bernie.
If you have not watched the movie I mention in my signature line, please do. It is on the very topic of the abuses ain our prisons.
This is an important topic to me, whether in Vermont or California. Our prisons are a scandal that goes unmentioned far too often. Please watch the film I mention in my signature line (it is available on Netflix and perhaps elsewhere). Thanks.