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The United States leads the world in incarceration, with over 2.4 million people behind bars-a 500 percent increase over the past 30 years. The United States has 5 percent of the world population, yet approximately 25 percent of its prisoners. More than 60 percent of the people in prison are people of color. For black males in their twenties, one in every eight is in prison or jail on any given day. Three-fourths of all persons in prison for drug offenses are people of color... An alarming number of children-about 67 percent nationwide and more than 80 percent of those from low-income families-are not proficient readers by the end of third grade. This has significant and long-term consequences not only for each of those children but for their communities, and for our nation as a whole... All USA Online News, Information, Directories and Advertising, provides resources for disadvantaged communities in America. We encourage the elimination barriers and other disparities and celebrate..