An editorial in today’s New York Times urges the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that upheld “California’s practice of segregating inmates by race for their first 60 days to help reduce racial tensions and violence.”
Why?
The NYT supports racial discrimination in order to produce “diversity” on campuses. Why is reducing racial tension and preventing violence a less worthy goal? Would it matter if the prisoners preferred the segregation, much as many students choose to live in all black dorms and eat at all black tables?
I also would like to see the Supremes overturn this decision, but then I think it’s wrong for the state to classify,sort, reward, or punish people based on race.
It will also have a side benefit of helping to reduce prison overcrowding.
The purpose of the policy is to keep white inmates from being beaten or raped. Why would anyone possibly favor its repeal?