Mass Incarceration: Slavery Renamed

Authors

Samantha Pereira, San Jose State University

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the connections between slavery and mass incarceration. It begins by giving background information regarding the topic and setting the framework to argue that slavery was never abolished, but was instead continued using mass incarceration. The paper then goes on to further explain this concept by examining the constitutional and judicial laws in the United States, slave plantations and prisons, with regard to geographical, architectural, and operational design, and finally, the role of society in both systems. The framework for continuing slavery was set with the passing of the 13th Amendment and has since been expanded with every decision to strengthen mass incarceration.

Recommended Citation

Pereira, Samantha (2018) "Mass Incarceration: Slavery Renamed," Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science: Vol. 6 : Iss. 1 , Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/THEMIS.2018.0603
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/themis/vol6/iss1/3