The Sociological Effects of Mass Incarceration on the minority community

Discuss the causes that produced mass incarceration in the U.S. (drug laws, racism, can use history to explain it as well) and which way it is progressing or declining today. Then go onto the impacts, and effects sociologically on the prisoner and ex-con in all walks of there life such as job status, their community impact, family impact, economic impact, etc that Mass Incarceration has on the minority communities effect on society.