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December 6, 1865    Abolition of slavery 

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December 6, 1865    Abolition of slavery 

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The 13th Amendment ended slavery in early to mid December. More than 100,000 enslaved people were free, it spread from places like Kentucky to all the way to Delaware.
Although it "ended" things stayed fairly the same, since slaves had no money, property a very little rights they were forced into sharecropping. While it gave somewhat better work conditions for black people it was relatively the same.You can see the link to slavery in todays society. We force prisonors to work without the same protections as other workers in the US. When they enter jail, their right to refuse work is gone. This is due to a law called the 13th Amendment, which allows slavery and forced labor for those in prison. But this disporportenty affects POC. And when jails are mostly made up of black and brown people its hard to see how slavery has ended

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Jim Crow happened mostly in southern states, it was a multiple anti black laws.  White people pushed the belief that white was right and black people were criminals, expressly civil rights activist for violating segregation laws. When many Activist started to get arrested black people came together as a sign of nobility to get incarnated together. Crime rates rose during the same time civil rights movement was. White people got the false narrative that black freedom meant more crime.

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Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994,

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Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994,

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Drug addiction was no longer a health issue but a prison issue. This act incriminated thousands of black people. It was passed during the height of the crack epidemic. It lasted between 1980 and 2006 and the incarceration rate was 4x more than it previously was. After 2006 the percentage of prisoners dropped. "17% for White Americans, 26% for Hispanics, and 34% for African Americans.”

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Halfway houses or transitioning housing (THP) are homes built for prisoners to slowly transition them into a normal life.
They started in the 1800s prisoners where placed there for the last sic months of their sentence. In 2008 Bush passes the 2nd chance act. This expanded the time from the last 6 to the last year. Although getting more time to transition into society it also allowed for more violence, drug use and gang activity and high turn over rates in staff.

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How schools handle discipline has been on the rise of concern in recent years. The way students are punished in school can lead to recidivism. Black students are three times more likely to get suspended than their white counterpart. This isn't fair, and studies show that black kids don't misbehave more than others. When schools started to have more police officers to protect protect kids, it lead to them arresting more students. Often to minor things like not following directions, or talking back. In one year, around 92,000 students were arrested at school. Schools should be more fair when it comes to this beaches it disregards the kids struggles or disabilities. The government is looking at ways to get less kids suspended or expelled, hoping that it will be the very last resort. Some schools directs where making changes well before the government trying to find alternatives to suspending and expelling. This is called restorative justice. School staff work together to fix problems by talking about them similar to therapy. They found the  changes have have positive effects, higher graduation rates and lower suspension rates. Showing that there are alternatives that work besides expelling.

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https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/history-mass-incarceration

During Ronald Reagan's presidency our country's reaction to crime drastically changed. His conservative right ideas allowed for the death penalty happen more often. Often putting  people in jail before they even did something wrong. During his presidency  more prisons where build he even allowed for private companies help with criminal justice. This drastically effects todays society because the mass amount of people who are in jail have led to over crowading. Now its tough to find a place to put new prisoners. With all the prisoners who are in jail its not safe and leads to high turnover rates

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https://antirecidivism.org/

The Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) is an organization that is based in California who helps incarcerated people. With a goal of having prisoners succeed in life and now end up incarcerated again ARC provides help and resources for integrating back into society.  They understand that many people who end up in end up in jail is due to a difficult childhood or tough circumstances growing up. The organization started in 2013 but was inspired by Scott Budnick, experiences seeing people locked up when working on sets for movies and production. It inspired him to take action.

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The Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) works to end mass incarceration in California. To ensure our communities are safe, healthy, and whole, ARC empowers formerly and currently incarcerated people to thrive by providing a support network, comprehensive reentry services, and opportunities to advocate for policy change. Through our grassroots policy advocacy, we are dedicated to transforming the criminal justice system so that it is more just and equitable for all people.

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At the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, we believe communities are stronger when individual people are safe, healthy, and whole. At the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, we believe communities are stronger when individual people are safe, healthy, and whole. Our Mission What we