Neoliberalism by Yashika Dalal

ydalal1_1 — 2024-02-14 22:28:43 UTC

A huge emphasis of Neoliberalism ideology is its privatization sector, which includes the privatization of prisons; this is where the big corporations use jails and prisons for profit purposes. Due to the idea of making profits out of the correctional facilities this only incentivizes mass incarceration as these corporations profit from higher imprisonment rates. Moreover, another idea of privatization and neoliberalism is cost-cutting, therefore we can potentially anticipate compromisation in the quality of rehabilitation and the welfare of the inmates. Furthermore, another aspect of neoliberalism is having limited government intervention which can lead to tough-on- crime policies such as being incarcerated for not-so-serious crimes and incorporating three-strike laws, which is where a defendant who was convicted of a non-violent felony and is convicted of a nonviolent felony after the second time is subjected to a harsher punishment than they were the first and second time. With the establishment of such policies, the prison population will only result in the growth of the prison population, as more individuals are imprisoned for long periods for non-violent crimes. Connecting this idea back to the privatization sector, the big corporations will then profit from such policies along with the privatization of the prisons because laws will be stricter and tougher with neoliberalism, there will be an automatic increase in the number of inmates, therefore economically benefiting the big corporations. Neoliberalism may seem great for the economy as it allows free trade, no tariff on imports, limiting government intervention and deregulation; however, it is not so great for the criminal justice system as it prioritizes punishment over rehabilitation or reform of inmates and perpetuates more social inequalities.

Video Related to the topic

ydalal1_1 — 2024-02-14 22:32:11 UTC

Privatization of the Prisons in the US

ydalal1_1 — 2024-02-14 22:35:26 UTC

Some Important people

ydalal1_1 — 2024-02-14 22:36:06 UTC

Al Gore
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
Charles Peters
Margaret Thatcher

Interesting Facts

ydalal1_1 — 2024-02-14 22:37:30 UTC

Neoliberal Policies have been proven to increase inequalities
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an example of Neoliberalism
The state of Florida has the most privatized prisons in the United States
Violent attacks on correctional officers in private prisons were 163% higher than in public prisons.

Privatization

ydalal1_1 — 2024-02-14 22:40:56 UTC