SOCIOL 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Michelle Alexander, Neoliberalism, Immigration Detention In The United States
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High recidivism (three strike laws), new jim crow laws (michelle alexander), look into govt policy (hard argument) Why immigrant detention centers popular in beginning (anti-immigrant policy bill clinton. (obama puts that on steroid return to public prisons then rise of private prisons) (time and could not build enough) (model to build prisons and man prisons) (tacky prisons for and lack of quality) 126k pvt prisoners and connection to 2. 3 million prisoners (when do pvt prisons grow and why) Dig into rick perry comments (ability to create a model on willingness of govt to look away) Obama on turning away from pvt prisons why? (opposing neoliberal policies?) (why shut down pvt prisons) (resistance portion of paper) Crack cocaine vs. powder cocaine (for issues of racism) Why jeff sessions rescinds directive? (resistance portion) (i confused nixon with reagan on quote from political group attacking black and anti war groups) Give numbers of minority being arrested (racism)
