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“Our nation has slashed budgets for education, job training, economic development, and drug treatment while investing billions in prisons and militarized police. A penal system unprecedented in world history has been born. Millions have been arrested and stripped of basic civil and human rights.” quote by Michelle Alexander
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“Our nation has slashed budgets for education, job training, economic development, and drug treatment while investing billions in prisons and militarized police. A penal system unprecedented in world history has been born. Millions have been arrested and stripped of basic civil and human rights.”

Michelle Alexander

About This Quote

Source Book: The New Jim Crow, 2010

Massive spending on policing and prisons harms society while neglecting education and health, creating systemic injustice.

In simple terms: Funding priorities create inequality.

Key Takeaway

Advocate for equitable resource allocation.

Themes

social justice policy inequality

Mood

urgent critical

Type

advocacy analytical

When to use this quote

  • criminal justice reform
  • budget advocacy
  • community health programs

Key Concepts

systemic racism public policy

Questions to Reflect On

  • What policies could redirect funds?
  • How does this affect marginalized communities?
A Different Perspective

Changing may face political resistance.

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