In this episode, I share some foundational education around America’s mass incarceration problem. As I finish my masters in Human Rights with a concentration on mass incarceration, I wanted to provide more insight after last week’s episode, sharing my anecdotal experience teaching inside.
We Talk About…
- Mass incarceration
- Historical prison boom
- The 13th Amendment
- The War on Drugs, Southern Strategy, War on Crime
- The bail system
- Racism and incarceration
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This episode is supported by the University Life Social Justice Mini-Grant Program. To learn more about the Social Justice Mini-Grant Program visit: https://universitylife.columbia.edu/social-justice-mini-grant-program.