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Purpose
The purpose of this website is to provide an analysis of the incarceration problem in the United States. This website will also explore the necessities of a post-carceral world. There are many factors to having a post-carceral world that is inclusive and fair. The continuing shift of looking at prisoners as criminals instead of humans leads to difficulties in the post-carceral world. Thus, in order to achieve a successful post-carceral world, there must be a prioritization in rehabilitation.
Overview
The first two pages detail the history of prisons and America's history of mass incarceration. The original purpose of prisons was to "kill the soul, and rehabilitate" the individual so when they got out they could become functioning members of society. This purpose has changed over the years as prison environments shifted. Many prisons took on a manual labor ideology. Prisoners were forced into various types of manual labor jobs with dangerous conditions. The overcrowding of prisons became another contributor to the inhumane conditions. Cells made to hold only two prisoners were now holding four or more.
The last three pages examine the "why, what, and how" of a post-carceral world. The mass incarceration problem in America needs to be addressed. Prisons have lost the motivation of rehabilitation. The over-crowding of prisons can be reduced, if not eliminated, if we focus on the "why." We need to end the cycle of repeatedly incarcerating criminals. Repeat offenders need a rehabilitation program, they do not need to be locked away in some cell. The omission of prisons will lead to a gap in society. All of the released prisoners will need a place to work, stay, and receive care. In order to prevent the cycle of incarceration we need to have a functioning role in society for released prisoners to participate in. It is essential to the success of a post-carceral world that the bias and stereotype towards ex-convicts is eliminated. There is currently a big problem with prisoner re-entry into society.
Creators
Amanda Hennen
Joshua Pickett
Matthew Schmitt
Jean Valdivia