Why do you think there is such a
heavy emphasis on incarceration
in the United States?
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I think we’re a really big country. Guns are more prevalent here and I guess people aren’t afraid to use them.
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Sylvia
Secretary
Brookline
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All the stuff happening in the ’hood. The United States is more violent than other countries.
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Ulysses McFarlin
Construction
Roxbury
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Bad education, broken homes. Parents have to work and there’s no one at home with the children. That’s where the state comes in.
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Christine
Direct Care Worker
Dorchester
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It starts with the family. We have a large number of single-parent families, inadequate public schools and our prisons don’t reform people. I think those are contributing factors.
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Leon Jackson Jr.
Security
Roxbury
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We’re not really violent, but people here are stupid. Most of the people locked up are knuckleheads who don’t respect themselves and do stupid things.
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Baby D.
Artist
Roxbury
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That’s the way capitalism works. Two percent control all the power, everyone else is on their own. We’re 60 percent of the prison population so you know racism is a big factor.
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Sadiki Kambon
Community Activist
Roxbury
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