Jovan Hunter English 105 October 5,2000 Incarcerated Black Males For the past two decades, the criminal justice system in the United States has been undergoing a tremendous expansion. It is now evident there are more than one million black men in jail and that one out of every four black males will go on prison in there lifetime. Knowing these statistics it put a burden on the black community because many families are left with single family …showed first 75 words of 755 total…

…showed last 75 words of 755 total…the control of the criminal justice system at the time when their peers are beginning families, learning constructive life skills, and starting careers. The problem of crime is a complex one and will not be resolved overnight. Rather than viewing the solution as hopeless or too long -term, though, there are real and immediate actions, which can be taken to prevent the next generation of black males from further swelling the ranks of correctional populations.