African American girls and young women are part of the Prison/Industrial Complex too

"...it’s a hard-hitting problem as efforts to stop the mass incarceration of black girls are practically nonexistent." - Charlotte Young
Dear friends, 

There is now a consensus that the fastest growing population in the US Prison/Industrial Complex is African American girls and young women. There's always a lot of talk about young Black men needing mentoring. How about their female counterparts? After all, regarding females, young sisters in prisons are often there because of their relationships with knucklehead males. Therefore, both girls and young women will also benefit from having a wider range of caring adults in their lives, as well. On the link below is a piece that should make a lot of concerned folks think about stopping this trend.  

"Liberation!" - Dr. Barbara Love 

G. Djata Bumpus  
http://atlantapost.com/2011/03/16/numbers-of-young-african-american-women-in-prison-rise/