Why do white men get rich doing the same thing African-Americans go to prison for, ask Jay Z and Molly Crabapple
African-Americans make up around 13% of the United States population, but 31% of those arrested for drug law violations, even though they use and sell drugs at the same rate as whites.
Jay Z and artist Molly Crabapple explore why white men get rich doing the same thing African-Americans go to prison for.
It’s a timely question, with Californians voting in November whether to reduce criminal penalties for marijuana offences.
If passed, Proposition 64 will be retrospective, meaning people now in prison for low-level marijuana offences could be released.
