17: Punishment beyond the Prison Pt. 1

Question 1

monetary sanctions disproportionately affect black/latine people

Answer 1

form of racialised wealth extraction

Question 2

consequences of monetary sanctions

Answer 2

reduces household income

creates long-term debt

wage garnishment disincentivises finding work

encourages “going on the run”

Question 3

monetary sanctions don’t work

Answer 3

fees intended to only recoup costs, but we find that they provide minimal net revenue

fees that are supposedly purely administrative are punitive, especially towards low-income minority communities

Question 4

the criminal process

Answer 4

arrest, charge, arraignment, trial, verdict

Question 5

types of crimes

Answer 5

infraction

misdemeanour

felony

Question 6

why do misdemeanours matter?

Answer 6

constitute the greatest proportion of criminal cases

accused face punishment by the state/government even if they are never ultimately convicted of that crime

costs are far more burdensome from their perspective than any actual penalty assessed if they are convicted

Question 7

SC decision in Gideon v. Wainwright

Answer 7

expanded the right of representation to anyone accused of crime who could have to be in jail