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Saul Lopez
Dr. Tamayo
CHS 113A
10 December 2013
Hispanic males in the prison system
While researching about Hispanic males in the prison system, I found overwhelming evidence that predominately Hispanics and blacks overpopulate the prison system. The current prison system needs to address the situation of the immense Hispanic male population in prisons. So the question that I propose to you is; why are there so many Hispanics in prison cells? This is such a controversial topic that needs to be on people minds.
Before researching about this topic, I had yet to know about the real issues behind the prison system against Hispanics. Overpopulation by Hispanics and blacks in the prison system has been a growing concern in our society. So why is it that so many Hispanic males are in the prison system? In the article "More Hispanics, blacks in prison" by The Brattleboro Reformer, Gary Orfiied argues, "The criminal economy is one of the only alternatives in some inner cities."(1)
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As of 2001, the chances of going to prison in perc...Orfield is critical of the economy that we are in and he believes that this is the cause for the overpopulation of Hispanic males in prison.
After researching more about Hispanic males in the prison system, I found out that many Hispanic males go to prison because of drug offenses. For example many Hispanics have been victim in the struggle to find jobs. When they are faced with unemployment many have turned to crime to support their family, such as drug dealing and stealing. Drug dealing especially because it is easy and fast money to many people that do that. Also getting caught doing drugs is another reason for these large amounts of numbers of Hispanics in prison. As well as being racially profiled especially in the south west of the country. Therefor...