Agenda for 5/9

1. Detailed Graph of the American Prison Population

• Identify something that surprises you.
• Identify something that you are not surprised by.
• Identify a question you have after looking at the graph.

2. The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration

• What does Hank Green mean when he says that we must remember that wars on drugs and crime are also "wars on people"?

3. The War on Drugs as a method of social control

• Which people has the "war on drugs" typically targeted?

4. "The House I Live In" Clips (click link for access to the video)

• Clip #1 (25:28-37:08)
• Describe how Anthony Johnson was caught in a "cycle" of drug crime?
• Clip #2 (1:17:55-1:26:11)
• Do you think that Kevin Ott deserves his "death sentence."
• Clip #3 (37:09-43:35)
• How have politicians (and presidents) benefitted by supporting a "war on drugs"? What did one of Nixon's top advisors recently admit?
• How has this effected the resources available to those in prison?
• Clip #4 (45:58-53:59)
• In what ways does law enforcement benefit by focusing on drug crimes?

5. Mass Incarceration in the United States and Who benefits from so many Americans being locked up?

• When looking at the data, what is the most shocking, or surprising to you?
• What are your thoughts on companies profiting from incarceration? 

HW - Finish any questions that you did not get the chance to finish in class. Turn in answers to eBackpack Assignment #11