This chapter provides historical context and critical analysis of how racism is inherent in the U.S. carceral system. Topics surveyed include: the Prison Industrial Complex, privatization of prisons, ...This chapter provides historical context and critical analysis of how racism is inherent in the U.S. carceral system. Topics surveyed include: the Prison Industrial Complex, privatization of prisons, prison labor, the origins of policing, racial profiling, racism in the criminal justice system, the War on Drugs, the intersection of gender, race, and policing, border enforcement, the school-to-prison pipeline, and alternatives including the abolition movement.
This chapter provides historical context and critical analysis of how racism is inherent in the U.S. carceral system. Topics surveyed include: the Prison Industrial Complex, privatization of prisons, ...This chapter provides historical context and critical analysis of how racism is inherent in the U.S. carceral system. Topics surveyed include: the Prison Industrial Complex, privatization of prisons, prison labor, the origins of policing, racial profiling, racism in the criminal justice system, the War on Drugs, the intersection of gender, race, and policing, border enforcement, the school-to-prison pipeline, and alternatives including the abolition movement.