From Plantation to Prison: Slavery’s Blueprint for Modern Free Labor
Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square are at it again taking a deep dive into explaining systemic racism. Episode 6 is the final part of the Criminal Justice Trilogy, delving into exploitative prison conditions, convict labor, and post-incarceration issues. Hear the dark history of Texas’ infamous Jester Prison and get tips for confronting systemic racism within your sphere of influence. Warning: this episode contains violent content and is not suitable for young children. Learn more about this team and their work to see, say, and confront systemic racism at www.whyaretheysoangry.com.
Citations
Equal Justice Initiative, https://eji.org/
“How race impacts who is detained pretrial,” Wendy Sawyer, October 9, 2019,
Prison Policy Initiative, October 9, 2019. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2019/10/09/pretrial_race/
“If prison workers are essential, we should treat them like it: Prison labor in the U.S.,” Part I, Corporate Accountability Lab, August 5, 2020. https://corpaccountabilitylab.org/calblog/2020/8/5/if-prison-workers-are-essential-we-should-treat-them-like-it-prison-labor-in-the-us-part-i
“Private Companies producing with U.S. prison labor in 2020: Prison labor in the U.S., Part II,” Corporate Accountability Lab, August 5, 2020.
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, by Douglas A. Blackmon
The Sentencing Project, https://www.sentencingproject.org/
https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/jul/10
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