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If it weren’t for mass incarceration and the barriers that come with a criminal record, between 1980 and 2004, the U.S. poverty rate would have dropped 20%

After decades of overcriminalization, people of color make up nearly 60% of U.S. prison populations

People with criminal records face nearly 50,000 legal restrictions to accessing basics such as jobs, education, credit, and more