Prison Population on the Rise

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http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site....ines/prison425

I found this article very interesting.. the report stated "In 2004, 61 percent of prison and jail inmates were of racial or ethnic minorities, the government said. An estimated 12.6 percent of all black men in their late 20s were in jails or prisons, as were 3.6 percent of Hispanic men and 1.7 percent of white men in that age group"

What are some real solutions to this problem?