“Locking Down an American Workforce” explains the prison system that has formed today. This article describes the harsh labor and suffrage many slaves/prisoners faced during the 1800’s. In addition, the United States became a modern industrial capitalist economy due to cheap labor cost and available resources. In regards to the “new south and gilded north there were many distinct difference among the two. The southern system stood out for the intimate collusion among industrial, while the north was only different due to sale of prison labor power to private interest, corporal punishments and all civil rights. Convict labor had been opposed by the Labor Movement and reformers of various stripes throughout the 19th Century. Now the U.S. holds
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Furthermore, the control and power that many of the companies had to lease prisoners at their discretion was quite shocking. Prisoners were obligated to labor into total silence and were banned to make hand gestures or eye contact with other prisoners. The prisoners were treated as machines and required to work non-stop all day until that task/job at hand was completed. Prisoners clearly had no right or voice to speak out or even try to gain control of the situation. The control the employers and prisons authorities shown was intense and quit frighten to say the least. While reading this article I was able to see how many characteristics that are used in our prison system today were created and slightly transformed into the system they use today. Sadly, similar characteristics that were used in the 1800’s are still used today our prison system. Inmates are still required to work for free labor; however they are provided better living conditions, and are affordable better opportunities to advance themselves to grow. However, strict guidelines and punishment is still followed for those prisoners who may have to be punished for misconduct. Overall, there are many things that have changed that provid prisons more equal rights excluding the right to …show more content…
This type of inequality is formed when the quantity of a racial or ethnic group within the control of the system is greater than the ratio of such groups in the general population. There are many causes of such inequality that include different levels of criminal activity, law enforcement stress on particular communities, legislative policies, decision making by criminal justice leaders who exercise the broad of discretion in the justice process at one or more stages in the system. Racial inequality challenges the basic principles upon the criminal justice system rest. Furthermore, the scope that such inequality is a result of racism; it represents an absolute disapproval of the principle of equal justice. An obligation to morals of justice, providing fairness and public safety strive individuals to forcefully address unequal treatment when and where it exists. Whether or not the criminal justice system is reasonable is vital to the functioning society. Thus, there must be a relationship between social values and individual values. Inequality and racism which was shown throughout the reading creates bigger demographic problem that we are still facing today
Furthermore, the control and power that many of the companies had to lease prisoners at their discretion was quite shocking. Prisoners were obligated to labor into total silence and were banned to make hand gestures or eye contact with other prisoners. The prisoners were treated as machines and required to work non-stop all day until that task/job at hand was completed. Prisoners clearly had no right or voice to speak out or even try to gain control of the situation. The control the employers and prisons authorities shown was intense and quit frighten to say the least. While reading this article I was able to see how many characteristics that are used in our prison system today were created and slightly transformed into the system they use today. Sadly, similar characteristics that were used in the 1800’s are still used today our prison system. Inmates are still required to work for free labor; however they are provided better living conditions, and are affordable better opportunities to advance themselves to grow. However, strict guidelines and punishment is still followed for those prisoners who may have to be punished for misconduct. Overall, there are many things that have changed that provid prisons more equal rights excluding the right to …show more content…
This type of inequality is formed when the quantity of a racial or ethnic group within the control of the system is greater than the ratio of such groups in the general population. There are many causes of such inequality that include different levels of criminal activity, law enforcement stress on particular communities, legislative policies, decision making by criminal justice leaders who exercise the broad of discretion in the justice process at one or more stages in the system. Racial inequality challenges the basic principles upon the criminal justice system rest. Furthermore, the scope that such inequality is a result of racism; it represents an absolute disapproval of the principle of equal justice. An obligation to morals of justice, providing fairness and public safety strive individuals to forcefully address unequal treatment when and where it exists. Whether or not the criminal justice system is reasonable is vital to the functioning society. Thus, there must be a relationship between social values and individual values. Inequality and racism which was shown throughout the reading creates bigger demographic problem that we are still facing today