tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108532505363776193.post579660709051161595..comments2023-10-31T04:55:02.612-07:00Comments on The Health Equity and Policy Blog: The Prison ProblemAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661289049262947288noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108532505363776193.post-30518286665781329292017-06-14T23:39:48.986-07:002017-06-14T23:39:48.986-07:00ooh nice summaryooh nice summarydojumahttp://construction.uonbi.ac.kenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108532505363776193.post-24223583300686329632015-06-02T13:42:40.285-07:002015-06-02T13:42:40.285-07:00Read more here: http://mic.com/articles/41531/unio...Read more here: http://mic.com/articles/41531/union-of-the-snake-how-california-s-prison-guards-subvert-democracyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526317187378177770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108532505363776193.post-67896074606058083182015-06-02T13:41:54.992-07:002015-06-02T13:41:54.992-07:00What a good summary of social injustices created b...What a good summary of social injustices created by the U.S. prison system and strategies for reform.<br /><br />You mention the burden of prisons on taxpayers and on other social services such as education. I was shocked to learn of another way that money plays into the tragedy of over-incarceration. Prison guards' unions such as the California Correction Peace Officer's Association (CCPOA) lobby for stricter sentencing laws that will provide them with more prisoners and more jobs. The CCPOA even used its numerous members and significant budget to push through a Three Strikes Law in California which forces some non-violent repeat-offenders to serve 25 years in prison. The union has been successful in increasing the populations in California prisons.<br /><br />I have also heard the Foulcauldian argument that U.S. governments use prisons to manage not only criminals, but the populations of towns struggling with unemployment. Especially in midwestern towns where the company that once employed many of the residents has left, the state can build a prison to employ residents who would otherwise be jobless. The state then needs a steady flow of prisoners to combat unemployment and migration out of shrinking towns. <br /><br />It seems that often prisons serve other purposes than justice, public safety and rehabilitation at the expense of marginalized populations who serve time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526317187378177770noreply@blogger.com