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Nearly all states allowing jails and prisons to charge incarcerated people for room and board or medical care highlights a deeper problem: their families, especially Black women, are forced to cover the costs, according to a new report.Why it matters: Black people account for about 37% of the local jail and state prison population…
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Prison debt is crushing Black women, advocates say
Delano Massey
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Nearly all states allowing jails and prisons to charge incarcerated people for room and board or medical care highlights a deeper problem: their families, especially Black women, are forced to cover the costs, according to a new report.Why it matters: Black people account for about 37% of the local jail and state prison population…
