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11.) Letter to the Free - Common ft. Bilal

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11.) Letter to the Free - Common ft. Bilal

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https://youtu.be/KO7tVuPHOxA

"separating, fathers from children
Institution ain't just a building"
"They stop, search and arrest our souls
Police and policies patrol philosophies of control
A cruel hand taking hold"

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1.)Mass Incarceration in the United States 

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1.)Mass Incarceration in the United States 

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The United States incarcerates more of its people than any other country in the world. Although the U.S only has 4% of the worlds population, they have over 25% of the worlds prisoners. On top of that African Americans and other minorities are 4x more likely to be incarcerated than white people for commiting the same crime. Added to the unequal racial status in prisons, the abuse and unjust treatment of incarcerated people goes unnoticed and blind to the public. Life after prison isnt any better either, released prisoners are expected to get back on their feet once theyre no longer behind bars. But how is that possible when the U.S denies people with a record to qualify for welfare, student loans, public housing, food stamps, the right to vote and intentionally making it more difficult for them to get a job. This leads to even higher rates of suicide and homelessness.

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2.A) Mass Incarceration in America and The Extraordinary Truth of What Happens Inside U.S Prisons

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2.A) Mass Incarceration in America and The Extraordinary Truth of What Happens Inside U.S Prisons

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The crisis of mass incarceration in the U.S affects communities of color at very high rates and disproportionately. American prisons cost the U.S billions of dollars to run and studies show that the poverty rate would decrease by atleast 20% if mass incarceration wasnt such an issue. "Its understood that prison officials have the right to do what they want to those in their charge, although laws are changing, prisons are built to be out of sight and out of mind" (Heather Thompson, several deaths occur behind bars due to the conditions of the prisons. Therefore the unjust treatment of prisoners isnt regulated by anyone except the prison officials, meaning no judge and no jury.

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Throughout many chapters of Brave New World and basically the whole book, the book mentions some form of mind control or as the author would call it "conditioning." As children in the book, the citizens are conditioned to think and believe certain things, to think like everyone else. Theyre conditioned to not fear death, to not believe in families or having relationships, to not have any other emotion besides happy, to take soma whenever some kind of inconvenience occurs, to take birth control, and forces them to believe many other things and have the same view as everyone else. Incarceration and confinement in Brave New World doesnt occur behind bars, but instead in the mind.

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4.) Is the speaker of Brave New World trustworthy?

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4.) Is the speaker of Brave New World trustworthy?

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I dont believe the author of Brave New World is trustworthy in terms of the topic of incarceration because just like in the real world, in the book he incarcerated people aka sent them to an island whenever their actions opposed the morals of the society. BNW didnt believe in having families or relationships, in the real world, incarceration separated families and ruined relationships.

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https://youtu.be/NaPBcUUqbew

https://youtu.be/u51_pzax4M0

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The author of "Mass Incarceration in America and The Extraordinary Truth of What Happens Inside U.S Prisons" said that a part of the solution towards mass incarceration and the treatment of prisoners is taking down barriers to allow access for information. She stated " Access is a responsibility—even if it has yet to be a guaranteed right.Not knowing is what makes it possible for unimaginable suffering to take place in the name of safety and security."(Heather Thompso If more of the public was aware of the treatment that goes on behind those barbed wire fences, maybe more people would take action to do something to put an end to it. With people being aware, it gives us a greater possibility that the government will make laws that appeal to their interest.

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2.B) After Prison: The Effects of Mass Incarceration in the U.S

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2.B) After Prison: The Effects of Mass Incarceration in the U.S

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After being released from prison, the life of a person with a record is still difficult. Ex-inmates are denied several civil liberties and are often rejected from getting a job. A study shows that this issue mainly effects black ex-convicts rather than white ones. Incarceration also effects families and relationships, specifically parent to child relationships. Studies show that a percentage of inmates with children, their children tend to fall down the same confinement path as their parent because they dont have that extra guidance.

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The author in "After Prison" used another authors writing as evidence to support their claim. For example, when the author discussed how incarceration effects families and life after prison for felons, she referred back to "Imprisoning America: the social effects of mass incarceration" which was an article written by another author. Quoting the author by saying the author wrote about "severed family relationships, the lack of job opportunities for ex-felons, and the inability of many ex-felons to vote." This supports my claim of how a person whos been in prison has relationships that have been negatively effected and also how their basic civil liberties get taken away.

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AFTER PRISON: THE EFFECTS OF MASS INCARCERATION IN THE U.S. by The Institute for Policy Research

(http://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/events/briefing/after-prison.html )

MASS INCARCERATION IN AMERICA AND THE EXTRAORDINARY TRUTH OF WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE U.S. PRISONS (http://www.newsweek.com/mass-incarceration-america-unjust-suffering-inside-us-prisons-must-be-exposed-621833)

Mass Incarceration, Visualized ( https://youtu.be/u51_pzax4M0 )

Mass Incarceration in the US ( https://youtu.be/NaPBcUUqbew )

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Along with the article the author included a video of the NYC Mayor who plans to close a notorious prison, http://www.newsweek.com/mass-incarceration-america-unjust-suffering-inside-us-prisons-must-be-exposed-621833 along with the quote "“a prisoner is not wholly stripped of constitutional protections when he is imprisoned for crime. There is no iron curtain drawn between the Constitution and the prisons of this country.”

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9.) Do the authors succeed in proving their point?

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9.) Do the authors succeed in proving their point?

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The author of "Mass Incarceration In America" proved her point by not only stating facts but by including both sides to the story. Instead of only discussing how the prisoners get treated, she also mentioned how its also a "Volatile and Dangerous Workplace" for the prison officials. She said "Like prisoners, correction officers also end up injured and killed behind bars and, also like prisoners, they too experience high rates of suicide as a result of the terrible conditions." By adding both sides of the story, it shows the readers that she isnt biased and makes people realize that better laws will not only provide better safety for the prisoners, but for the workers as well.

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6.) What is the Structure of the articles Text? 

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6.) What is the Structure of the articles Text? 

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The structure of both articles is informational. They both use facts and studies to help support their claim. The articles also use statistics to support their articles.