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Justina Almodovar
Land of opportunity
The Stats
2.2 million Americans are in prison right
now
Prison population thirty years ago was
1/8th the current size
Population of incarcerated women in
California is now double the nationwide
women’s prison population in 1970
The Profiteers
Federal & State government will contact 3 companies
Corrections Corporations of America (CCA)
GEO Group, Inc.
Management and Training Corporation
Companies are financed by:
Investors
Banks
Other corporations
How?
Media
Exploits harmful stereotypes
Public becomes aggressive on strict policing
and mass imprisonment
Fear of Crime
Companies lobby government to expand
policies
Lengthen sentences to keep people in longer
War on Drugs
Now nearly 50% of prisoners are in for drug
offenses
Result
Prisons take up more space
Less funding to government programs
○ Education
○ Welfare
Prioritizing punishment and security
Does not bring any actual justice
The goal is to fill cells
Make more prisons
The Sentencing Project
Change the way Americans see crime
and punishment
Aims to reduce reliance on incarceration
Raise awareness of trends and inequality in
the criminal justice system
Promote other solutions:
Prevention, intervention and re-entry
Red hook, Brooklyn
Red Hook Community Court
Single judge hears court cases
Relies on rehabilitation programs rather than
prison
73% compliance with court order
50% better than traditional NYC courts!
Sentencing project: Facebook page
Promote situations like Red Hook
Daily posts on statistics reports, social
awareness and different alternatives
Promote other organizations that provide
service
Largely spreads information on reform
New laws passed
Bills that need support
Message is strong and clear