This is my own short reflection on the above post. I have observed for a long time how the disporportionate incarceration of young black males has eroded the very foundations of what men should be to a community. And I am not merely referring to the statistics of frequency cited in the article.
In addition to being disenfranchised by their incarceration records and unable to contribute at optimum level civicly, many of these ex-cons suffer from arrested male development. defined by me as the inability to be what men should be for their families, female partners, children and employers. And what is that? A contributer...
What ensues from this wide spread experience with incarceration is a jailhouse culture that finds a permanent place among their host communities: Families and friends refer to release dates as "homecomings," former inmates speak with expert familiarity -even pride- on their experience coping with jail. Young people show off their ankle bracelets in school, and a perverse resentment of authority infects generations -- making them averse to careers in education or public safety.
Yes, the "jail industrial complex" is taking a toll on black people and their communities. And the results are not always so obvious.
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This is my own short reflection on the above post. I have observed for a long time how the disporportionate incarceration of young black males has eroded the very foundations of what men should be to a community. And I am not merely referring to the statistics of frequency cited in the article.
In addition to being disenfranchised by their incarceration records and unable to contribute at optimum level civicly, many of these ex-cons suffer from arrested male development. defined by me as the inability to be what men should be for their families, female partners, children and employers. And what is that? A contributer...
What ensues from this wide spread experience with incarceration is a jailhouse culture that finds a permanent place among their host communities: Families and friends refer to release dates as "homecomings," former inmates speak with expert familiarity -even pride- on their experience coping with jail. Young people show off their ankle bracelets in school, and a perverse resentment of authority infects generations -- making them averse to careers in education or public safety.
Yes, the "jail industrial complex" is taking a toll on black people and their communities. And the results are not always so obvious.
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