GENDER 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Maria Mies, Settler Colonialism, Consumerism
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Redirection of funds towards prisons, rather than being sent towards rehab programs. All sorts of activities becoming criminalized, laws and policies enacted (ex. mandatory minimums) Used at same rates for white and black people, but blacks are much likelier to be arrested and imprisoned. Differential ways in which they get criminalized. Located in territories guam, puerto rico, includes immigration detention. Most of people are in local jails charge against you but haven"t gone to trial yet. Most of people in jail are not convicted. Incarceration rates are extremely high in the us. Incarceration rate for women is lower than men. Over incarceration of people in the us. Native americans are incarcerated at a rate 38% Higher than the national average (bureau of justice statistics) Native americans are more likely to be killed by police than any other racial group (center on juvenile and criminal justice)