Eric Cadora - int 2/4 - Million Dollar Blocks
Channel: SilenceOpensDoors
Date: 2011-08-04

Million Dollar Blocks: By bringing together data sets from the Census and various state/city agencies, Eric Cadora and his team has revealed how much money was being spent, per year, to incarcerate people from each block in Brooklyn. When compared with maps that breakdown the population according to race, income, and so on, we can then start to see patterns that allow us to focus the discussion on how to invest in projects and institutions outside of law enforcement.