If you investigate the prison industrial complex in its entirety and look at the investors that are heavily weighing on the incarceration of black bodies - you’ll find a lot of black household product names who demographics are heavily weighted on the black dollar.
There’s big business in cheap labor through the dehumanizing nature of prison. Tech, Oil, Clothing and even Healthcare companies.
I'm a probation parole officer. When I complain about guys coming out of prison with no GED, no treatment (mental or drug), no computer skills, and no job skills, I'm either met with disbelief or scorn. How do we expect the recidivism rate to go down if we don't give them any tools!?! Society doesn't want to spend money on prison or probation, but it would save so much money in the long run. There is only so much I can do in a poor rural county. It's so frustrating. I'm completely burnt out on the system and so want to help my people but feel defeated.
It sucks, but it's not helpless. My idiot cousin (latino) got in an attempted drive by. Thank God he didn't kill anyone. Got about 9 years. He got out and became a plumbers apprentice. Dude gets paid better than me, and he's about to get a house. I'm sitting here in an little apartment with my B.A. Similar thing happened to a friend of the family. He got out after ten years and got into party events ie jumpers, tables and chair for events. Just started his own business last year and he's currently setting up stages at Comic-Con and he got to work at the Oscars. Not saying it's easy, it's just not impossible. Also, trade school and adult schools are a real option.
Camoflauge_Soulja on July 18th, 2019 at 13:56 UTC »
If you investigate the prison industrial complex in its entirety and look at the investors that are heavily weighing on the incarceration of black bodies - you’ll find a lot of black household product names who demographics are heavily weighted on the black dollar.
There’s big business in cheap labor through the dehumanizing nature of prison. Tech, Oil, Clothing and even Healthcare companies.
paroleviolator on July 18th, 2019 at 15:51 UTC »
I'm a probation parole officer. When I complain about guys coming out of prison with no GED, no treatment (mental or drug), no computer skills, and no job skills, I'm either met with disbelief or scorn. How do we expect the recidivism rate to go down if we don't give them any tools!?! Society doesn't want to spend money on prison or probation, but it would save so much money in the long run. There is only so much I can do in a poor rural county. It's so frustrating. I'm completely burnt out on the system and so want to help my people but feel defeated.
Frankfusion on July 18th, 2019 at 16:12 UTC »
It sucks, but it's not helpless. My idiot cousin (latino) got in an attempted drive by. Thank God he didn't kill anyone. Got about 9 years. He got out and became a plumbers apprentice. Dude gets paid better than me, and he's about to get a house. I'm sitting here in an little apartment with my B.A. Similar thing happened to a friend of the family. He got out after ten years and got into party events ie jumpers, tables and chair for events. Just started his own business last year and he's currently setting up stages at Comic-Con and he got to work at the Oscars. Not saying it's easy, it's just not impossible. Also, trade school and adult schools are a real option.