Sunshine@piefed.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agoBlack prisoners are assigned harsher living conditions in Ontario jails—thanks to Albreachmedia.caexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1141 cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1141external-linkBlack prisoners are assigned harsher living conditions in Ontario jails—thanks to Albreachmedia.caSunshine@piefed.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square17fedilink cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-26 days agoSort of, but you have cause and effect out of order. It is well understood that poverty is correlated to crime. And that racailized people are more often living in poverty. But underlying all of that is societal failures, not some inherent flaws of those people’s racial identity.
minus-squareArcanepotato@crazypeople.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoIt’s not even that in this case. They discuss it in the article. We’re talking about people in jail pre-trial. They haven’t even been convicted yet.
minus-squarestreetfestival@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days ago But underlying all of that is societal failures, not some inherent flaws of those people’s racial identity. Well said! Indeed, the commenter in question is straying from the subject of OP
Sort of, but you have cause and effect out of order.
It is well understood that poverty is correlated to crime.
And that racailized people are more often living in poverty.
But underlying all of that is societal failures, not some inherent flaws of those people’s racial identity.
It’s not even that in this case. They discuss it in the article. We’re talking about people in jail pre-trial. They haven’t even been convicted yet.
Well said! Indeed, the commenter in question is straying from the subject of OP