re: #165 ausador

Go see Belle Glades Correctional institution. The Florida department of corrections tries very hard to keep it’s prison system as integrated as possible, however more African Americans are sentenced to prison every year than people of European descent. Belle Glades is the catchall for the worst and most violent offenders in the system, it is the threat the staff at others institutions use (especially on whites), “If you keep acting up we will send you to Belle Glades.”

Belle Glades population is close to 90% African American and is literally hell on earth for everyone no matter their race. Florida does not have a “supermax” prison with adequate security and separation protocols to keep extremely violent offenders away from each other. The Dept. of Corrections sends all their violent trouble makers who repeatedly physically assault other inmates to Belle Glades.

If you want to complain about segregation in Florida complain about the “Gladiator School” (that is what the inmates actually call it) at Belle Glades.

Funny you mentioned Belle Glades. Governor Skeletor is closing it.

Prisons are a different matter, of course, with a whole set of issues. I was talking about living in a highly diverse society of 2.5 million people where there are still all Black schools that are failing. It’s deplorable in my mind.