In too many American communities, mass incarceration has become a jobs program

[linux07]

In too many American communities, mass incarceration has become a jobs program | Brookings

As protests continues, the country’s sprawling criminal justice and carceral system has once again been spotlighted as a powerful driver of racial inequality in the country.

www.brookings.edu

In 2018, 2.8 million workers were directly employed in the “justice, public order, and safety” sector, encompassing the full scope of judicial, law enforcement, and correctional functions performed by federal, state, and local governments. This is over 1.5% of the total workforce; for comparison, less than 1% of Americans are employed in manufacturing cars and parts. In many rural communities, the purchasing power these jobs create is a significant source of demand for locally serving businesses, and many more workers are employed at businesses supplying and contracting with police departments, courthouses, and prisons.

Today, the nation’s criminal justice system employs roughly 1 million more workers than it did in 1990,

 

[Sunni Man]

I have no problem with putting inmates to work to help pay for their incarceration. ...

 

[BrokeLoser]

In too many American communities, mass incarceration has become a jobs program | Brookings

As protests continues, the country’s sprawling criminal justice and carceral system has once again been spotlighted as a powerful driver of racial inequality in the country.

www.brookings.edu

In 2018, 2.8 million workers were directly employed in the “justice, public order, and safety” sector, encompassing the full scope of judicial, law enforcement, and correctional functions performed by federal, state, and local governments. This is over 1.5% of the total workforce; for comparison, less than 1% of Americans are employed in manufacturing cars and parts. In many rural communities, the purchasing power these jobs create is a significant source of demand for locally serving businesses, and many more workers are employed at businesses supplying and contracting with police departments, courthouses, and prisons.

Today, the nation’s criminal justice system employs roughly 1 million more workers than it did in 1990,

How else does a civilized first world nation with a mass population of dark people keep order and stay first world?
Have you been to lawless brown Lost Angeles?

 

[Rambunctious]

Chicken or the egg....

 

[LuckyDuck]

In too many American communities, mass incarceration has become a jobs program | Brookings

As protests continues, the country’s sprawling criminal justice and carceral system has once again been spotlighted as a powerful driver of racial inequality in the country.

www.brookings.edu

In 2018, 2.8 million workers were directly employed in the “justice, public order, and safety” sector, encompassing the full scope of judicial, law enforcement, and correctional functions performed by federal, state, and local governments. This is over 1.5% of the total workforce; for comparison, less than 1% of Americans are employed in manufacturing cars and parts. In many rural communities, the purchasing power these jobs create is a significant source of demand for locally serving businesses, and many more workers are employed at businesses supplying and contracting with police departments, courthouses, and prisons.

Today, the nation’s criminal justice system employs roughly 1 million more workers than it did in 1990,

The majority of prisoners in actual "prisons" are there for selling drugs (not buying, but selling or with the intent to sell).
However, if you believe that the prison industry and police departments are too large....get people to STOP COMMITTING CRIMES!!!
A novel idea, I know.