This quote shows just as how Jim Crow has historically denied Black Americans the basic human rights, so do the new laws “redesigned” as apart of our incarceration system. Alexander to support her thesis compares historically oppressive systems to how we imprison Black people today. To this point, there are many similarities seen where the inherent discrimination is shown in the statistics of imprisonment and the consequences after being released. Specifically, even after having done the time ex inmates no longer see the basic rights such as “employment, house, and public benefits”. From this it is insane to expect class elevation and more widely, the American Dream from these impossible circumstances. Therefore, Alexander is portraying how structures as the incarceration system are the methods of creating a caste-like society.
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I agree with your blog post. It is shocking how restrictive the laws are for ex cons and hardly seems constitutional to me. There is definitely a rebranding of racial structures today, and the myth that we did away with racial injustices decades ago is just that– a myth.
I agree with you and Judah. Not much has been done to combat racism and its a reoccurring issue that needs to be solved.
I agree with everything you said in your blog. It’s really sad how ex felons are only seen as ex felons and lose a lot of benefits. It’s especially upsetting that in most states ex felons lose the right to vote, which is a basic right for everyone else.