Topic: Population Statistics

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04: Facts and Fallacies
• 53:36 - 56:22

04: Facts and Fallacies

Criminal Justice Disparities and Population Statistics

Mo analyzes NAACP data showing that African Americans make up 34% of the correctional population but only 13% of the total U.S. population. He argues that both political parties misrepresent these numbers: Democrats suggest the system affects nearly everyone, while Republicans frame the entire community as criminal. In reality, less than 10% of the Black population is involved in the criminal justice system.