Do the poor go to prison more often than the wealthySolution

Do the poor go to prison more often than the wealthy?

Solution

In pursuit of meeting the day to day livelihood requirements, poor people are more prone to commit illegitimate activities and go to prison. Besides, poor people lack resources to defend themselves, even if they are innocent. It increases their propensity to visit the prison more than the wealthy person as a wealthy person can use resources, legal support and arguments to prevent the prison if they are innocent or delay their visit to prison if they are guilty. Besides, there is a scope of non-favorable treatment meted out to the poor people by the law enforcement officials in the absence of poor’s defense. So, poor people go to prison, relatively more often than that of their wealthier counterparts.