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Video Links

Video 1: Mass Incarceration, Visualized

Description: A visual explanation of the rates of mass incarceration. This video shows the long-term effects this U.S. phenomenon, especially on Black Americans.

Video 2: Mass Incarceration in the US

Description: An animated overview of the high incarceration rates in the United States shows why this country needs more prison alternatives. Overcrowding and other factors make prisons increasingly more expensive for taxpayers.

Article Links

Article 1: Black Men Sentences to More Time for Committing the Exact Same Crime as a White Person

Description: A study reported by the Washington Post finds that, disturbingly, a Black man was sentenced more time for committing a crime identical to a White person.

Article 2: The True History Behind Cersei’s Game of Thrones Walk of Shame

Description: A TV scene of a popular show, Game of Thrones, bases a plotline on a historical truth. Cersei’s naked walk of shame was not just a plot twist but a historical punishment called humiliation. In a world before jails, this was the fate for many who disobeyed laws.