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George H. Bush's Incarceration
During George H. Bush ‘s presidency 1989 -1993 there was again a surge in incarceration. His campaign exacerbated and like his predecessors criminalized the black person. The presidential campaign criminalization was specific in the name of Willie Horton but was generalized as all black persons. Former President Bush’s campaign was to be “tough on Crime”. The rate of incarcerated persons went from 759,000 to 1,279,200. Yes, another reason for the increase in prisons and due to the vast increase most states weren’t able to react with facilities and manpower as the privatized corporations so another gain for them.
The term “Super Predators” was used to further the criminalized minorities, especially blacks. These individuals were characterized
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