http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/what_state_prisoners_get_to_wo.html
OMG
Things that I knew about: that the mass incarceration of people in the USA , particularly black men, has direct ties to/is an extension of slavery. Things I did not know: this specific shit about Louisiana HOLY FUCK this is evil.
In case anyone was still unaware,
source
There is a reason POC, and Black people especially, are still incarcerated at such an astonishingly high rate. And despite what your racist uncle might claim, it sure as fuck isn’t because they’re committing more crimes.














