Mulch explained how there was an attempt to end the working conditions of people in jail because of the dangers they faced. Mulch explained, “Congress enacted the Hawes-Cooper Convict Labor Act of 1929, which allowed states to prohibit the importation of convict-manufactured, interstate goods. However, this was changed and President Nixon and dramatically when Regan was in office. President Regan further developed the agenda of making more money for the rich by using the War on Drugs. This caused incarceration rates to increase as well as the profit of privatized prisons, due to longer prison sentences. Nothing has changed since. No one has been able to change the system so that people aren’t arrested for minor misdemeanors in order to make
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According to Mulch, “In the last 15 years, state spending on corrections grew more than 350 percent—compared to 250 percent growth for spending on public welfare and 140 percent growth for spending on education” (Mulch). Soon most of the U.S population will be behind bars, as long as there is no change in the system corporations will continue to thrive off the slave labor of the working class. In addition, the prison that are built are sold as “economic development projects,” which shows how prison is thought of as factory or sweatshop instead of a place meant to punish those who have committed horrible crimes, such as killing, raping, and kidnapping. Instead people are being convicted for minor offences such as jay-walking and in addition serving long sentences for said minor …show more content…
Hattery, both explain the ongoing problem of the mass incarceration of people of color. Smith and Hattery both open the subject by explain the unfortunate story of a Harvard professor, who was arrested for attempting to enter his home. This brought about the issue of racial profiling and the way police only targets or has “suspicions” of certain people of color or race. Smith and Hattery state the negative effect this has on many families. The majority of these women whose husbands, boyfriends, or sons are jail now have to take charge and attempt to take on the full responsibilities in taking care of their families
According to Mulch, “In the last 15 years, state spending on corrections grew more than 350 percent—compared to 250 percent growth for spending on public welfare and 140 percent growth for spending on education” (Mulch). Soon most of the U.S population will be behind bars, as long as there is no change in the system corporations will continue to thrive off the slave labor of the working class. In addition, the prison that are built are sold as “economic development projects,” which shows how prison is thought of as factory or sweatshop instead of a place meant to punish those who have committed horrible crimes, such as killing, raping, and kidnapping. Instead people are being convicted for minor offences such as jay-walking and in addition serving long sentences for said minor …show more content…
Hattery, both explain the ongoing problem of the mass incarceration of people of color. Smith and Hattery both open the subject by explain the unfortunate story of a Harvard professor, who was arrested for attempting to enter his home. This brought about the issue of racial profiling and the way police only targets or has “suspicions” of certain people of color or race. Smith and Hattery state the negative effect this has on many families. The majority of these women whose husbands, boyfriends, or sons are jail now have to take charge and attempt to take on the full responsibilities in taking care of their families