SOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Deindustrialization, Prison–Industrial Complex
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Sociology 1 november 1 lecture 8. Statistics (2014: 2. 3 million in jail or prison. 1 in 100 american adults is in prison: 7 million overall in criminal justice system prison/jail/probation/parole . 3% od population: us higher incarceration rate in the world (700/100,000); 5% of the world"s population and 25% of its prisoners. The rate of imprisonment is much higher for african. Americans, hispanics, and native americans: 1 in every 9 men can expect to go to jail from 2001. 5000 prisons and jails across the country: managed by ice, bia, state governments, and national governments, does not include military prisons and jails. The criminalization process, crimes by other names. S/he is poor: without money, property, bank accounts, jobs, stable housing, access to medical care. Women poorest. (much lower for black and latino women) S/he lacks formal education and is likely illiterate. Around 65% of all prisoners didn"t finish high school. (raising over the years)
