White v Black in US Prisons - Nothing New |
Now I am not a proponent of the notion that this is inherent racism, I actually believe that in the main they get more latitude than they should before going to prison (but that's another argument).
Among the general male British born prison population, 20% of them are from a minority ethnic group. And amongst the 13% (in March 2012) of the prison population who were classed 'foreign national prisoners', then 62% were from a minority ethnic group .... which means that 29% of the total male UK prison population is a member of a non-native European 'ethnic' minority.
However as mentioned already, this is not a problem in just the UK, the French and Germans also have similar issues (north African descent Muslims in France, and Turkish descent Muslims in Germany etc). In North America the problem was originally people of African descent, but it could be argued that there was an element of racism involved in the high prison numbers for Black Americans, as many were imprisoned in the southern states, where segregation and prejudice held sway. Nowadays though, the US prisons have large numbers of 'Latino's', in numbers far out of proportion to their representation in the general population.
Aryan Brotherhood Gangs In and Outside US Prisons |
What drew me to this issue was the reported fact that up until as late as the late 1970's, many US prisons were racially segregated (either inside, or in completely separate establishments for the different races), and the fact there has been a dramatic rise in the incidents of inter ethnic violence since they were desegregated, which has not only made the system nearly collapse, but has driven ethnic gang membership inside the prisons to record levels .... in other words, completely the opposite effect that desegregation of the system was meant to achieve.
Maybe its about time that the liberals admitted to yet another mistake, and accept that segregation on racial or ethnic lines in prisons, is probably the only way we can get the prisons to work again, and also the only way to halt the ghettoisation of the inmates becoming 100% of all racial groups.
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You will never get far with this argument because the liberals only ever admit a mistake when
ReplyDelete(a) Its too late for anyone to reverse it (see immigration), and
(b) They lose power and (a) applies.
So segregation is a 'No No' even when its the only sensible approach to a serious problem.
Have to agree with you .... thanks for the comment.
DeleteWhat was it Charlie Manson was predicting and trying to set off? Helter Skelter -- Race war. It's on its way, just not maybe with the group's he expected.
ReplyDeleteWho knows. Strange times are ahead, that's for sure. Thanks for the comment.
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