Challenging Logic of Mass Incarceration Flashcards
neoliberalism?
socioeconomic and political school grounded in belief in free markets, smaller government, deregulation, privatization, and inidivdual over community interests.
society serves economy EXAMPLE: me being at uw for economic purposes
CCA?
correctiosn copr of america - fifth largest system in US.
publicly traded corp whose objective is to earn profit from running prisons.
args for and against CCA
for cca: more effcient than govt prisons
against cca: private prisons compromise inmate and emplooyee welfare in ineterst of profit
against: when turned into consumer good, punishment becomes morally and politically wkeaned EXAMPLE in class about how we feel abotu certain things only govt shoud do
however, every legitimate social group has rational need to punish wrongdoing so we do still need that system
