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The Usual Suspects: Turning Prison Reform Into Reality for Black Americans

            As we all witnessed during the lockdown of 2020, George Floyd’s murder sparked movements across the country. In the aftermath, there were deeper questions left to be answered. Does sending someone to prison always bring a benefit to the community? With many of the prisoners in the United States of America being Black, it is a result of the use of race in enforcing laws and determining sentences, not because of any greater rates of committing crimes. I believe...