Greetings @krnel

It is no secret that the state policy of the Presidents of the United States (initially Bill Clinton, later George Bush Jr., Barack Obama and now Donald Trump) applied to African-American citizens, calls my attention when you mention the sociologist Loïc Wacquant who refers to "making prison construction the main housing program in the country for the urban poor".

Referring to B. Clinton's way of doing politics was totally opposed to what he proposed in his campaigns and practically carried out a policy of purging the streets in a supposed crusade against crime, but at the same time it was the lever that caused the cordoning off of a group full of needs, where many families in conditions of extreme poverty were not supported nor received opportunities to emerge. The same thing has been repeated with those who preceded him.

The ex-prisoners became segregated, I would say practically a third class of citizens who were discriminated against, without employment, without housing, without access to education and without access to basic public benefits, causing the forced separation of family units.

During the Hurricane Katrina season, which affected much of MIsissipi, Alabama and New Orleans, there was a total structural collapse in the Portchtrain dam's levees, where most people were left adrift after a short attempt by local authorities to help, where there was an inaccurate count of deaths during and after the natural phenomenon.

To confront this difficult and crude situation against African American families, all citizens of all races must work to unify standards, stop turning a blind eye and seek law reform in every state, which will require a great deal of awareness and poise on the part of citizens, their officials and authorities, but I am confident that this could be achieved.

@rennykrieger