Police brutality has realistically always existed. I believe this issue became very large against Latinos and African-Americans in the 1980s. Many African-Americans were brutally beaten by many racist cops. It was very common for Latinos and African-Americans to get falsely convicted. While they are in the prison facility it is much worse. They get beaten and the guards just watch as if though it is entertainment to them. Many guards would instigate fights between the inmates. “State prison suicide rate has dipped sharply from 34 per 100,000 in 1980 to 14 per 100,000 inmates in 2002”. I believe this fact shows that it was much worse in the 1980s. When I see these statistics I just start imagining how bad it must be inside for people not even want to continue living after prison. This I think should be looked at as a very serious issue. People should see how long all of this has been allowed to go on.