Prison emergency won’t be solved until young black people get a fair chance; say community leaders

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) On the heels of Nebraska sounding the alarm on its overcrowded prisons, leaders within Omaha’s black community say the problem won’t be solved until their young people start getting a fair chance.

It’s a problem in prisons across the country, black people making up a disproportionate number of inmates. In Nebraska black people account for 25 percent of prison…