Mass Incarceration

Read: Criminal Justice Factsheet

• What do the statistics tell us about discrimination in the criminal justice system?
• In your own words, explain some of the factors that contribute to the racial disparities in incarceration

Watch the video: Ban the Box (5:17)

• What are the barriers to employment for people who have served a prison sentence?

Discuss with your group and answer:

How does discrimination in the criminal justice system make it harder for poor minorities to get out of poverty?