Far too often…

…it is all about race. Via Ezra Klein...

According to the Justice Department, "[in] 2005 there were 3,145 black male sentenced prison inmates per 100,000 black males in the United States, compared to 1,244 Hispanic male inmates per 100,000 Hispanic males and 471 white male inmates per 100,000 white males."

I can't really say that I had no idea, but I admit my imagination was unduly stunted. The actual numbers are just shameful. This can't be the kind of country we want to be. This isn't the kind of country we're supposed to be.

Shameful.