Racism and Treatment
by Terrance Hazel
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice's (TDCJ) present method of administering Substance Abuse Treatment Programs (SATP) discriminate against Black and Hispanic inmates. Black and Hispanic prisoners are:
71 percent of inmate population (35,000+)
80 percent of that 71 percent have serious drug problems (20,000+).
Yet TDCJ (as ...
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice's (TDCJ) present method of administering Substance Abuse Treatment Programs (SATP) discriminate against Black and Hispanic inmates. Black and Hispanic prisoners are:
71 percent of inmate population (35,000+)
80 percent of that 71 percent have serious drug problems (20,000+).
Yet TDCJ (as ...