Watch Michelle Alexander’s Ted Talk book “The New Jim Crow” aims to stimulate a conversation about the criminal justice system’s role in creating and perpetuating racial hierarchy (or a racial caste-like system) in the United States. She raises compelling arguments about institutional racism, mass incarceration and felon disenfranchisement in the U.S. In this week’s discussion, discuss your own thoughts on this piece. Do you agree or disagree? In your view, what are some of the problems with incarceration as the primary sentence? What alternatives would you recommend in lieu of incarceration? What sentencing philosophy supports your favorite alternative?
1. What is the procedure for amending the United States Constitution? What is the process for amending your state’s constitution? 2. When was the last time
1. What is the procedure for amending the United States Constitution? What is the process for amending your state’s constitution? 2. When was the last time the United States Constitution was amended? What did that amendment do? 3. What did State of Idaho v. Freeman, 529 F. Supp. 1107 (D. Idaho