Based on what we’ve read, it’s quite obvious that life of a felon after prison is one of prejudice, unequal opportunity, and general hardship, but what is the root of this problem? and why do they occur in such large numbers? Lets ignore race for a second, The US currently leads the world in incarceration rates with 743 of 100,000 citizens currently in jail. In total, this comes out to about 2.3 million total inmates. 2.3 million people, around 40% of which are African American, are in terrible positions upon their release.

We all know that there is a problem here, tens of billions of dollars are being put into both the prison and welfare sides of this process, and the victims of the inadequacies of this are stuck in a position between life as an ex-felon and life as a citizen. If the government can work to increase the efficiency of the prison system, change laws to reflect the time, and buffer the racist patterns of arrest, they could limit the number of ex-felons on the street, thus being able to give them more opportunity.

I think im ready to hear Alexander’s solution, but what is your’s?