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>White people who grow up poor and/or with single mothers are also highly likely to end up in prison compared to the normal population.

They are, however, much less likely to be arrested, convicted, and sentenced to lengthy terms than similarly-situated black people. To be treated like a black person in the justice system, a white person must be some combination of much poorer, much less educated, and with a much longer criminal history. It is about race and ethnicity.



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