Bruce Western’s introductory video to Ta-Nehisi Coates’ article in The Atlantic titled “The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration” highlights startling statistics concerning the still booming rate of incarceration in the United States. Between the years of 1940 and 1980, every 100 in 100,000 Americans were incarcerated. Continue reading “Alternatives to Incarceration: The Impact of Prison on the Black Community”