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AMC2012
Eradicating Mass Incarceration
Commentary from the inside (continued [1])
by Mustafa-el K.A. Amala
II Most pressing issues (continued)
Racial and religious discrimination in prison
In wisonsin, which we believe is typical of most states, by sheer number the majority of arrests for crimes are caucasian-american (roughly 76% in WI), not XXX (Afrikans/Blacks) (roughly 22% in WI). However, the marjority who receive and are serving prison sentences for those same crimes is quite different : 45 % XX, 43% caucasian.
Once in prison, there are prisons within prison -- ie., the hole, the box, solitary confinement, the most draconian and notorious of which are "supermaxes", such as the one this writer is confined in and has served over 10 years in, for his beliefs (islam, pan-afrikan, anti-police state repression) and non-violent activism (litigation for self and others, and writings such as these. The Black code and Jim Crow Rules of Choloe in this setting are doc 303.20 (gang rule/group resistance and "petitions") and 308 (administrative confinement ("A.G" for alleged threats
[1] The first two pages of this commentary have already been posted. To review those & get a complete reading please refer to that 6-26-12 post.
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