In light of how it's not true and all, John Kerry should probably stop telling people that "We've got more African Americans in jail than we do in college." I think the factoid he's looking for is that there are more African-American men incarcerated than in college. Alternatively, I'm pretty sure that there are more African-Americans "in the system" (i.e., in jail, in prison, on parole, or on probation) than there are in college.
UPDATE: I see that the Gadflyer was on the case with the correct males-only factoid a while back.
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