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Mass Incarceration. By: Sherryann, Anaika, & Sky.
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What is Mass Incarceration. - The United States has the largest prison population in the world and one of the highest incarceration rate. - The United States spends over $80 billion on incarceration each year. - There are twice as many people incarcerated in local jails awaiting trial and presumed innocent than in the entire federal prison system. (American Civil Liberties Union, 2022). - Mandatory minimum sentencing plays a huge role on mass incarceration as it results in an increase in incarceration for people of color, an increase in social breakdown and corruption in poor inner-city neighborhoods. - Plea Deal - Public defenders and Lawyers.
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Myths. - crime has fallen because incarceration has risen - we need prisons to keep us safe - People of color commit more crimes.
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Racial discrimination and Recidivism. African American males are incarcerated at an overall rate of almost seven times more than of white males.” (Johnson, 2012). Black Americans are incarcerated in state prisons at nearly 5 times the rate of white Americans. Latinx Americans are incarcerated at 1.3 times the rate of white Americans. (Nellis et al., 2021) Research shows that recidivism rates in the United States are about 60 percent. (Johnson, 2012)..
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Audio Recording Apr 10, 2022 at 10:21:33 PM. Racial Policing Policies.
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effects:. Makes it harder to get a job when released Becomes more difficult for the person to live their life outside of prison Becomes harder to continue with education Psychological and emotional trauma.
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Prevention & Treatments. Having community-level approach can be effective at preventing crime in urban neighborhoods 01 Expand alternatives to incarceration such as using restorative justice in the criminal justice system 02 Eliminate prison for low-level crimes 03 Use fund for more educational and reentry programs 04.
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References. Braga, A. A., Brunson, R. K., & Drakulich, K. M. (2019). Race, place, and effective policing. Annual review of sociology , 45 , 535-555. Mauer, M. (2010). The impact of mandatory minimum penalties in federal sentencing. Judicature , 94 , 6. Wagner, W. S. and P. (2022, March 14). Mass incarceration: The whole pie 2022 . Prison Policy Initiative. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2022.html BarNone , Inc. (2021, October 16). Post incarceration syndrome (PICS) . Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://barnoneidaho.org/resources/post-incarceration-syndrome/?amp=1 Check out @oppagenda report with policies on Transforming Criminal Justice #TranformCJ . Transforming the System. (n.d.). Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://transformingthesystem.org/criminal-justice-policy-solutions/alternatives-to-mass-incarceration/ Duffin, E. (2021, December 15). Jail incarceration rate by race U.S. 2020 . Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/816699/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-race/ Staff, A. C. L. U. (n.d.). Mass incarceration . American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.aclu.org/issues/smart-justice/mass-incarceration/mass-incarceration-animated-series United States profile . United States profile | Prison Policy Initiative. (n.d.). Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.prisonpolicy.org/profiles/US.html#:~:text=With%20nearly%20two%20million%20people,1%25%20of%20our%20adult%20population ..