Who Profits from the Incarceration of Our Youth?

By Rev. Heber Brown, III | BALTIMORE

Who Profits from the Incarceration of Our Youth Presentation

HIGHLIGHTS POSTED ON MAY 4, 2012

Baltimore City has the highest youth incarceration rate in the state, one of the highest in country and definitely the world.

There is a 5:1 ratio in money spent to imprison a young person vs educating one.

And as education budgets continue to be cut,a new youth jail is… in the works. One that the community DOESN’T want and would cost us a lot of money in these tough economic times.

So are we building more prisons? Who benefits from this endeavor? Who profits?

Join the Eddie Conway Freedom School as Pastor Heber Brown leads a discussion on just this.. calling out the politicians, corporations and individuals that benefit directly from locking our children up.

YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT!

Pleasant Hope Baptist Church
430 E. Belvedere Avenue Baltimore, MD 21212

5pm-8pm

breaking Heber Brown III prison industrial complex

Rev. Heber Brown, III Heber M. Brown, III is a clergy-activist who serves alongside a variety of community organizations that address issues of homelessness, poverty, racism, worker’s rights, environmental justice, self-determination for Afrikan people and justice for oppressed people groups throughout the world. He is a regular voice in local media and for nearly 5 years has explored the intersection of religion, policy, and activism.