Another wire that could be added to the birdcage is the label put on prisoners. It brings shame and a stigma to these people of the African American communities especially when many of these individuals are targeted by police. Alexander (2011) stated that “the shame and stigma associated with Jim Crow is less damaging than the prison labels today.” Our newest caste system, a race-neutral criminal justice system, can afford to assemble, arrest and incarcerate a large number of black and brown men, when people of color are no more guilty than whites for drug crimes. The fact that it is still legal to discriminate one in education, housing, employment and voting rights, especially to those labeled a felon is spelled out by Alexander. As she states
