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  • Essay / Mass Incarceration Essay - 1001

    Most black Americans today are under the control of the criminal justice system, whether they are on parole or probation, or whether they are in prison or in prison. The civil rights organization's achievements were called into question by the mass incarceration of African Americans engaged in the nation's war on drugs. Even though Jim Crow laws are not that common, many African Americans are still arrested for very minor offenses. They remain disenfranchised, marginalized and trapped by the criminal justice system that has labeled them criminals and denied them their rights not to work legally and without discrimination, as well as to education and other public benefits enjoyed by other citizens. There is discernment when it comes to voting rights, employment, education, and housing privileges. In the “new Jim Crow,” mass incarceration has been described as serving the same function as post-Civil War Jim Crow laws and pre-Civil War slavery. (Michelle 16) This essay would defend Michelle Alexander's argument that mass incarceration represents the "new Jim Crow." According to the study, Michelle Alexander's argument is true and correct that mass incarceration is just a representation of Jim Crow. Jim Crow has come to be reimagined as black people continue to be mistreated and deprived of some of the rights and privileges enjoyed by their counterparts. There is discrimination against African-Americans regarding different privileges essential to their lives. This discrimination is political in that leaders direct operations to racially discriminate against people belonging to particular racial groups. There are more black Americans under correctional supervision, on parole or probation, and in prison or prison than were enslaved in the 19th century. . Now, here...in the middle of the article...I have misinterpreted the entire problem of mass incarceration as repackaging and augmenting existing social justice. Critics have argued that Alexander created a tense similarity to Jim Crow's unique laws, used a counter-revolutionary conceptual framework, and marginalized brown and black voices in favor of less radical and more traditional perceptions. These critics, however, acknowledge that mass incarceration in the United States is a disastrous problem, but they disagree with Alexander's argument. In conclusion, we realize that mass incarceration in the United States exists and that it is just a Jim Crow law in disguise. This is evident since even critics of Michelle Alexander's argument against mass incarceration acknowledge Jim Crow law. Discrimination against Black Americans must be rectified and avoided to ensure the stability of a country.