There is deep rooted racism in today’s policing system. This system is set in order to control people of color and other minorities. In addition to controlling minorities, prisons are able to make a profit in insuring all jail cells are filled and all the people incarcerated are working for almost nothing. Not to mention, people of color are routinely stopped and searched by police officers for no real reason other than the color of their skin. In addition, they are also subjected to constant harassment, verbal, and in extreme cases physical abuse by police officers. The idea of the how the system is placed in a way to target minorities through police and eventually becoming slaves, is one of the many ideas presented by Michelle Alexander
