FEMST 60 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Patriot Act, Homeland Security Act, Solitary Confinement
Document Summary
Illegal immigration reform and responsibility act (1996): citizens discriminated against. Do you see how much i"m suffering here? : monserrath"s story: fled to u. s. thru mx to seek asylum; placed in isolation. Detained for low level offenses (e. g. dui, drug possession, sex work) Denied medical treatment, detained in all-male facilities & solitary confinement. Officer"s" discretion on where to place trans women migrants; often the ones abusing them: alternatives to detention (human rights watch): not housing trans women in all male facilities or solitary confinement; community-based solution. Black feminist critiques of and resistance against state violence. Driving while black: driving offenses turn into criminal investigations for. Policing poverty: low income, homeless black men & women targeted by police; women perceived as animalistic & superhuman (used to justify murder & violence against them) Violence instead of treatment: need mental health help but met with violence; seen as hyper-threatening esp to officer.
