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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA HAS THE HIGHEST INCARCERATION RATE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. THIS IS A MATTER OF MAJOR CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO RELY ON THE JUSTICE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE EQUAL JUSTICE TO ALL PEOPLE.

AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE CONSIDERED THE MINORITY IN SOCIETY BUT THE FACTS CLEARLY SHOW THAT OVER 80% OF THOSE INCARCERATED IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA ARE INDEED AFRICAN AMERICANS.

THIS IS A CAUSE OF GREATER CONCERN IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT MURDER INDICTMENT OF AN ARTIST FROM LOUISIANA WHO HAS…