Prison Industrial Complex

We reside in a country that incarcerates its citizens more than any other country. When we look at the prison population, it's hard to ignore that the majority of its inmates are of a darker complexion. If there truly is a War On Drugs, then why aren't the real "drug dealers" the ones that are locked up? We aren't the ones who allow other countries to bring drugs into this country, but yet we are the ones who suffer from it. Michelle Alexander authored a book titled "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,"  where she discusses "the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of 'African Americans' locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status, where they are denied the very rights supposedly won in the "Civil Rights Movement." 

There is a documentary on Netflix, titled, "The House I Live In," directed by "Eugene Jarecki," this documentary "shines a harsh light on America's "war on drugs" and its long-term impact on society." "Since 1971, the War on Drugs has cost over $1 trillion and resulted in more than 45 million arrests. During that time, illegal drug use has remained the unchanged."

Join us today in discussion of this pressing topic, as we will have a former inmate give first hand account on the impact prison continues to have on his life.