Wednesday, October 31
What does the term “prison-industrial complex” describe? How is it a useful concept, or not? What has driven the expansion of prisons and imprisoned populations over the past few decades? What are the relationships between prison growth, crime, and safety? What role does economics play, and how does the concept of globalization help us understand this role?
Required Readings
Eric Schlosser, “The Prison-Industrial Complex”
Laura Sullivan, “Prison Economics Help Drive Arizona Immigration Law”
Nina Bernstein, “Companies Use Immigration Crackdown to Turn a Profit”
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Supplemental Resources
Knotted Line – interactive site
Class Slides
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