Prison-industrial complex

Africans came to the United States as slaves in the early 1600’s. Slaves were not viewed as people, but as property. It is a known fact that the slave trade was very profitable. Free labor enabled slave masters to reap the benefits without doing the work. It took four (4) centuries for slavery to be abolished. With the loss of free labor came slavery of another name, criminal. Slavery may have been abolished in the 1860’s; however, one area where slavery was still legal was under the 13th…

decade it has come to the media's attention that American corporations have begun to create factories and facilities that are now using prison labor as their main source of production. While prison labor is not a new concept for this country, now people are coming forward and speaking out against it more than ever before. The media has been equating this choice of prison labor to slavery, deeming it as unethical and unconstitutional work. On December 6, 1865 Congress passed the 13th Amendment…

Movie 13th discusses the Prison Industrial Complex. Using this movie and any other class material/discussions, describe the ways in which capitalism, politics, and the American legal framework have worked together to institutionalize racism in our criminal justice and prison systems. The movie 13th is an especially helpful source to answer how capitalism, politics, and the American legal framework have worked together to institutionalize racism in our criminal justice and prison systems. The…

Buying an outdoor component system can cost thousands of dollars for a small cooktop with an entry-level appliance. Composite modular components, designed for the hardscape professional to install with tools of the skilled professional, are often too complex for average consumers. Barbeque Guys lists a six-foot island component at a cost of $700. The equivalent in a wood-based fire resistant component would be a fraction of the price. Creating an innovative option for the novice do-it-yourself…

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans* (LGBT) people are disproportionately represented in the jails and prisons of the United States. This trend is also seen in the juvenile justice system, where LGBT youth far too often find themselves. Unsurprisingly, those most at risk include LGBT people of color and those in a low socioeconomic class. Factors in schools and at home may be the main factors that lead to this inequity, as well as participation in survival crimes, such as petty theft and sex work.…

Preliminary Statement This reflective piece identifies the main source of corruption to be power. The references I have mainly linked this to are the police force and political leaders as they are some of the most powerful and influential people on the planet. The form of writing taken in this paper is an opinion article. I chose this because it 's an interesting form of writing and it allows me to voice my opinion better on this topic. I have used rhetorical questions to make this paper more…

Speak the words presidential scandal, and what goes through a person’s mind is Watergate. This scandal set a precedent for all other scandals. What started as a promising presidential career for Richard Nixon, quickly turned into the largest and most devastating scandals the United States has ever known. It was June 1972 a five man crew of Cuban descent were apprehended by the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC, in the offices of the Democratic National Committee. The report…

I am ever so grateful to be promotion to an important investigative position for the FBI, however I must admit I am quite horrified at my first case. President Nixon killed by a reel of recording tape… talk about irony. This is not a time to joke around which is why I’ve been busy investigating several suspects to the murder of Richard Nixon and I am happy to say I have found quite some convincing ones. As you know, there were quite a few clues found in a White House trashcan that was very…

American leaders were once considered powerful and respected individuals appointed to represent the needs of their people. Great leaders throughout history like Abraham Lincoln and George Washington are commemorated for their service. But this optimism towards government has quickly eroded as Americans lose faith in their leaders. How has such an important institution lost the support of the people it represents? When the New York Times published the first papers of the infamous “pentagon…

The Freudian Oedipus complex indicates that the infantile mind is directly affiliated with the id (Lesser, 1999, p. 345). Typically, it is the imperative source of the Id. A father’s authority and direct involvement in the mother’s life serves as the imperatives source of the Oedipus complex. It gradually becomes the principal source of the super ego, which suppresses the desires developed in the id. Therefore…