America’s Broken Criminal Legal System Contributes to Wealth Inequality
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In December 2022, the Center for American Progress (CAP) released a report highlighting how the nation’s failed experiment with mass incarceration and overcriminalization strips wealth from families and widens the racial wealth gap. The full report, America’s Broken Criminal Legal System Contributes to Wealth Inequality, is available here. Key findings from the report and shareable social media content are below.
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Twitter Hashtags & Handles
Hashtags
#RacialWealthGap
#MassIncarceration
#SafeCommunities
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@americanprogress
@CleanSlate_Init
Sample Tweets
The @amprog just released a new report that highlights how our nation’s failed experiment with mass incarceration and overcriminalization strips wealth from families and widens the #RacialWealthGap.
Check it out at https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/
Incarceration hurts families for decades. On average, households with someone who has been incarcerated are living with about 50% less financial security than households that haven’t been touched by #MassIncarceration.
Read more in this new report: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/
An incarceration sentence shouldn’t be a life sentence to financial instability. Read more about incarceration and the #RacialWealthGap in this new report by @amprog: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/
Households with people who have been incarcerated are more than 2x more likely to be denied a loan. Imagine trying to build your life back with those kinds of odds stacked against you. #MassIncarceration
@amprog lays it out in their new report: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/
It’s no secret that #MassIncarceration affects Black & brown communities most, & those disparities cause a ripple effect that contributes to a systemic lack of financial security for Black & Latino households.
Read more in this new report: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/
Black & Latino families face significant financial obstacles after incarceration. As a result, they’re less likely to live in #SafeCommunities or send their kids to well-resourced schools. This report by @amprog breaks it down: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/
Sample Facebook Posts
The @americanprogress just released a new report that highlights how our nation’s failed experiment with mass incarceration and overcriminalization strips wealth from families and widens the #RacialWealthGap.
Check it out at https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/
Incarceration hurts families for decades. On average, households with someone who has been incarcerated are living with about 50% less financial security than households that haven’t been touched by #MassIncarceration.
Read more in this new report: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/
An incarceration sentence shouldn’t be a life sentence to financial instability. Read more about incarceration and the #RacialWealthGap in this new report by @americanprogress: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/
Households with people who have been incarcerated are more than 2x more likely to be denied a loan. Imagine trying to build your life back with those kinds of odds stacked against you. #MassIncarceration
@americanprogress lays it out in their new report: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/
It’s no secret that #MassIncarceration affects Black & brown communities most, & those disparities cause a ripple effect that contributes to a systemic lack of financial security for Black & Latino households.
Read more in this new report: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/
Black & Latino families face significant financial obstacles after incarceration. As a result, they’re less likely to live in #SafeCommunities or send their kids to well-resourced schools. This report by @amprog breaks it down: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/
Sample Instagram Content
The @americanprogress just released a new report that highlights how our nation’s failed experiment with mass incarceration and overcriminalization strips wealth from families and widens the #RacialWealthGap.
Check it out at the link in our bio.
Incarceration hurts families for decades. On average, households with someone who has been incarcerated are living with about 50% less financial security than households that haven’t been touched by #MassIncarceration.
Read more in this new report at the link in our bio.
An incarceration sentence shouldn’t be a life sentence to financial instability. Read more about incarceration and the #RacialWealthGap in this new report by @americanprogress at the link in our bio.
Households with people who have been incarcerated are more than 2x more likely to be denied a loan. Imagine trying to build your life back with those kinds of odds stacked against you. #MassIncarceration
@americanprogress lays it out in their new report at the link in our bio.
It’s no secret that #MassIncarceration affects Black & brown communities most, & those disparities cause a ripple effect that contributes to a systemic lack of financial security for Black & Latino households.
Read more in this new report at the link in our bio.
Black & Latino families face significant financial obstacles after incarceration. As a result, they’re less likely to live in #SafeCommunities or send their kids to well-resourced schools. This report by @amprog breaks it down at the link in our bio.