Family Says Shooting of Six-Year-Old Boy was a Hate Crime

The six-year-old boy who was shot by two Latino gang members remains in critical condition. His family joined by civil rights leaders, are saying that the shooting was racially motivated and want the DA’s office to investigate the shooting as a hate crime.  For those wanting to help the family,

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Record-High Ratio of Americans in Prison

The growth in prison population is largely because of tougher state and federal sentencing imposed since the mid-1980s. Minorities have been particularly affected: One in nine black men ages 20 to 34 is behind bars. For black women ages 35 to 39, the figure is one in 100, compared with one in 355 for white women in the same age group.

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