Prisons 1
The US has this distinction among countries when it comes to incarceration rates.
What is the highest incarceration rate in the world
This racial group has the highest incarceration rate in the United States.
Who are Black Americans?
In the 18th and 19th centuries, what did the abolitionist movement want to abolish?
What is Slavery
What was a previous SEAYA meeting topic? (Oct-Feb)
Colonialism
US Interference in Latin America
Romance
Wealth
This mans name appears more than 2 million times in the Epstein Files.
Who is Donald Trump
About this percent of the world’s prisoners are held in the United States despite the country only having 5% of the world’s population
What is 20%
This term describes prisons that are run by companies rather than the government.
Private Prison
Who said this quote? “Prisons do not disappear social problems, they disappear human beings.”
Who is Angela Davis
What was a love language discussed in the Romance meeting?
Acts of service, Quality time, Words of affirmation, Gift giving, Physical touch
What is the zero sugar series for monster energy called
The death penalty is still legal in this many US states
What is 27 states
The idea that prisons should be replaced with other systems of accountability and safety.
What is prison abolition?
What is one abolition strategy we read/discussed today?
Identify and challenge punitive logic in everyday contexts
Shift our everyday responses to harm from punishment to support
Community members build skills to address/prevent harm
This is a school that was nicknamed the “School of Assassins.”
School of the Americas
Other than killing the Ayatollah (leader of Iran) what else did they bomb
California has built this many prisons over the past decade (bonus: how many universities were built in this time period?)
What is 19 prisons (1 university)
The US spends this amount on prisons per year
what is more than $80 billion
What is an example of carceral/punitive practices we see in everyday life?
Removing students that misbehaves from the classroom
Cancel culture
Arresting people for drug use
Nicolás Maduro
This recently released movie, created by an influencer, follows the events of a video game
Iron Lung
Abolition seeks to dismantle the prison system and replace it with community-based solutions such as: (Multiple Correct Answers)
Mental-health responders
Invest in social welfare programs
Community members build skills to address problems
The concept describing the relationship between prisons, government policy, and private business interests.
What is the Prison Industrial Complex?
Abolition seeks to dismantle the prison system and replace it with community-based solutions such as:
Mental-health responders
Invest in social welfare programs
Community members build skills to address problems
What series of characters did we draw in the drawing telephone game for SEAYA's Anniversary meeting?
Sanrio
What is the direct consequence of Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz
Gas prices skyrocketing