Inequality
What were the three main topics in the presentation?
Wages, School-to-Prison Pipeline, and Prison Industrial Complex
True or False: out of school suspension has decreased since the 1970s.
False, out-of-school suspension has doubled since the 1970s even though juvenile crime rates have been decreasing.
True or False: The minimum wage for inmates is 14 cents an hour
False, every state has a different minimum wage for inmates and some states do not even have a minimum wage.
True or False: from 1914- 2008 the federal prisoner population increased.
True
True or False: the majority of prisoners are unable to afford basic necessities with their prison wages
True, 70% said they were not able to afford basic necessities with their prison wages
what era influenced the school system to incorporate harsher punishment?
Tough on Crime/ Reagan era
True or False: 76% of inmates reported being forced to work or face additional punishment.
True
what era contributed to the prisons overcrowding?
the War on Drugs era
Schools are more likely to have an officer on their campus if the student population is more than ___ % Black.
50
what policy created mandatory expulsion and suspension?
The Zero Tolerance Policy
Which Amendment allows forced Labor as a punishment for crime?
13th Amendment
what year can the prison industrial complex be traced back to?
1973
how many times more likely are Black Americans imprisoned for drug charges compared to Whites?
6 times more likely
how much more likely are kids of color with learning disabilities to join a gang compared to their non-learning disabilities peers?
3 times more likely
what fraction of incarcerated people are working in prison?
2/3
What state was the first to give prisoners a pay raise since 2011?
Illinois, in 2022 Illinois prisons received a 14-cent raise a day.
What three student populations are more likely affected by the school-to-prison pipeline?
African Americans, Latinos, and Students with disabilities
what is the name of the task force who is contributing recommendations to transform Michigan's juvenile justice system?
Michigan Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform
up to what percentage of a prisoner's pay check can be deducted for fees?
80%
What Senator introduced a bill in 2019 to ban privately owned state prisons?
Senator Jeff Irwin