Texas: The Suffering Behind the Unjust Incarceration of Black Women and Their Families

The Suffering Behind the Unjust Incarceration of Black Women and Their Families

Shaquanda Cotton constantly worries about her 8-year-old daughter’s safety in the Paris, Texas, school system. After all, her child counts as Black in a district whose recent history includes students at the high school adorning the backs of their pickup trucks with large Confederate flags. But it’s Cotton’s own history with the school district that terrifies her. Now 30, Cotton received a seven-year prison sentence in 2006 after an encounter with a school employee. She was just 13 when a resource officer denied Cotton early entry into Paris High School. Arriving early had proven a regular practice to allow Cotton ...

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