CRI345 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Walnut Street Prison, Black Canadians, Indian Act
10 Aug 2022
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Current trends in the over representation of people of colour in north american prisons = present from the birth of the penitentiary. True in the united states and canada, although statistics have varied over time and place. Canadians of african descent = c 10% of federal prison population, despite only = c 3% Indigenous people = 24. 4% of federal prison population, despite only = 4. 3% of general of general population population. In the united states, correlation between emancipation and incarceration of african. 1790 establishment of walnut street prison; 1780 act for the gradual. African americans = less than 20% of philadelphia population. African american men = 30% of walnut street male prisoners. African american women = 50% of walnut street female prisoners. African americans = 30% of population btw 1800 & 1920. African american men = 70% of male prison population. African american women = 86% of female prison population.
