Watch the documentary The 13th by Ava DuVernay. This documentary emphasizes that the current crisis of mass incarceration is directly tied to the U.S. legacy and history of slavery. How did the film show this connection? What do you think are some factors that allowed this system of racial control to continue to evolve and replicate itself for the pas 150+ years? What are some ways to end mass incarceration?
Direction: Write a 1 page reflection answering the question above. Be sure to include some of the following aspects to help you build your argument.
Law & order, Republican and Democratic policy - Rhetoric and language - War on drugs -The power of discretion (policing) - 13th amendment & "except in the case of punishment" - Prison industrial complex and capitalism
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