Last week the 71-year-old Simi Valley resident was awarded a $21 million settlement.
At the end of 2016 approximately 2.2 million people were held in federal, state and correctional facilities in the United States.
According to experts, one in three African-American men will spend time in prison if current trends continue.
The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world.
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This link my be of interest to those who would like to know more of the US prison system as an industry.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-prison-industry-in-the-united-states-big-business-or-a-new-form-of-slavery/8289/amp
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