Watch the video entitled Searching for Justice: Life After Lockup. The link for
Watch the video entitled Searching for Justice: Life After Lockup. The link for this video is as follows:
After you watch this video, write up a three or more paragraph essay that answers the following questions:
Question 1: What was your overall reaction to this video?
Question 2. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that 38% of state prisoners are Black and 21% of state prisoners are Hispanic (source: https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/color-of-justice-racial-and-ethnic-disparity-in-state-prisons/ The Federal bureau of Prisons reports that 38.1% of federal prisons are Black and 30.4% of federal prisoners are Hispanic (source: https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_race. and https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_ethnicity.jsp What these statistics show is that members of racial and ethnic subordinate groups are over-represented in the correctional system. In your opinion, does systemic racism play a role in the correctional system today? If yes, why? If not, why not?
Question 3. The prison population in America is the largest of any nation on the planet today. As a social worker, what will you do to help a client who has served time in prison or jail?
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