Study shows direct correlation between high school dropouts and prison
theGRIO REPORT - There is a startling report out that takes a look at the correlation between black males, high school diplomas and the possibility of being imprisoned.
There is a startling report this month that examines the correlation between black males, high school diplomas and the possibility of being imprisoned.
According to a study from the Brooking’s Institution’s Hamilton Project, African-American men who do not complete their high school education are at an extremely high risk of going to prison. The report states there is a 70 percent chance that a black male without a high school diploma will end up in jail by his mid-30s.
“It’s a very dramatic statement about the importance of keeping kids in schools and the consequences that occur when you don’t,” said Dennis Parker, director of the Racial Justice Program at the American Civil Liberties Union, told HuffPost Live. “I hope this statistic wakes us up to the problems that we face as a society. It affects not only those people but all of us.”
The study shows that by the time a black child turns 14, they are at 50 percent chance of seeing their father end up in prison, compared to less than ten percent of white children.
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