President Biden recently signed an executive order to phase out privately run prisons. Many activists were upset that the order did not include immigration detention centers. Over the past several years, liberals and conservatives have joined forces to reimagine criminal justice reform. It will be interesting to see what the carceral system will look like in 10 years. Be sure to watch the YouTube video on private prisons. As you answer 2-3 of the questions below, please think about the filter in which you view criminal justice. Who benefits? Who is disadvantaged? Do not forget to follow the discussion rubric.
Why werent the Department of Homeland Security and privately run immigration detention centers included in the executive order? Is it possible to end the prison industrial complex? What would it take to accomplish it? Who deserves to be sentenced to the carceral system? Should individuals convicted of non-violent crimes be incarcerated or receive alternative punishments that fit the crime? What types of alternative punishments would be acceptable?
ABC News. (2019). 4/17 Part 2: An inside look at an ICE detention center. Retrieved on February 1, 2020 from https://youtu.be/UXPm1qesMp4
Origin of Everything. (2019). Why Do We Have Private Prisons? Retrieved on February 1, 2020 from https://youtu.be/OwVEL7d3NsM
Pelot-Hobbs, L. (2021). Bidens Private Prison Executive Order Doesnt Undo Mass Incarceration. Retrieved on February 2, 2021 from https://www.google.com/amp/s/truthout.org/articles/bidens-private-prison-executive-order-doesnt-undo-mass-incarceration/%3famp
A Brief History of Mass Incarnation
Nellis, A. (2016). The Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in State Prisons. Retrieved on February 2, 2021 from https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/color-of-justice-racial-and-ethnic-disparity-in-state-prisons/
Ofer, U. (2019). How the 1994 Crime Bill Fed the Mass Incarceration Crisis. Retrieved on February 2, 2021 from https://www.aclu.org/blog/smart-justice/mass-incarceration/how-1994-crime-bill-fed-mass-incarceration-crisis
Sawyer, W. & Wagner, P. (2020). Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2020. Retrieved on April 10, 2020 from https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2020.html
Discussion Grading Rubric
15 Points: Student responded to the discussion prompt in 6-8 complete sentences and articulated a clear viewpoint on the topic. Student incorporated relevant research, correctly cited at least 2 sources in MLA or APA format, and used proper grammar.
(Students must provide an above average viewpoint on the discussion prompt, answer the question(s) in the discussion prompt, incorporate relevant research and should cite the article used in the discussion prompt along with additional research.)
10 Points: Student responded to the discussion prompt in 6-8 complete sentences and answered the prompt in a thoughtful manner. Student correctly cited work in MLA or APA format and used proper grammar.
(Students must answer the question(s) in the discussion prompt, provide more support to answer the prompt other than their personal opinion and cite the article used in the discussion prompt.)
7 Points: Student responded to the discussion prompt in 6-8 complete sentences and articulated a clear viewpoint on the topic. Student used proper grammar.
3 Points: Student responded to the discussion prompt in 4-5 sentences and answered the prompt in a generic manner. Student used proper grammar.
0 Points: Student did not submit a discussion post. Student plagiarized portions of the submission. Student did not cite work and/or use proper grammar.
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