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Mini-Paper: The New Jim Crow

According to Michelle Alexander, What Role has the War on Drugs Played in the Rise of

the Era Mass Incarceration, and the Incarceration of Black Americans and African

Americans in particular?

In respect to Michelle Alexander, the mass explosion in enslaved people of color has resulted

from drug convictions in the United States. Two-thirds of the federal imprisonments originated

from unlawful and unethical drug warfare's which only targeted the black Americans and the

minority groups in the United States (Alexander pg. 11). According to this report, the drug war

goal was not targeted at delving the drug kingpins; much of the findings established denote that

over eighty percent of the arrest at times amounted from possession of less harmful substances

and marijuana or tobacco, with most of them being prevalent to the middle class and of poor

minority members.

Much of the claimed drug war is concentrated on the poor minority groups despite all people

engaged in the illicit sale and use. The studies show in late 2000, most of the prisons in the

United States accommodated over eighty percent of African Americans convicted of drug

offenses. The compromised laws favoring the whites in the fight against drugs act as a source of

increased incarceration among people of color. The unreasonable search and seizures conducted

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by the discriminatory police officers discriminate against the African Americans and increase

their incarceration at the prisons centers.

Why does she refer to this Current State of Affairs as "The New Jim Crow?"

Michelle identifies the longstanding unethical and highly biased constitution in the new United

States era as "The New Jim Crow?" Own criminal justice systems favor racial disparities and

discriminations due to the complexity of the Supreme Court. According to Alexander, the fourth

amendments are less effective for they only protect against unreasonable search and seizure. The

law encourages unethical and highly biased police operations as much of the stop and frisks

operations target people of color and the minority poor groups. "The Supreme Court had begun

steadily unraveling Fourth Amendment protections against stops, interrogations, and seizures in

bus stops, train stations, schools, workplaces, airports, and on sidewalks in a series of cases

starting in the early 1980s.These aggressive sweep tactics in poor communities of color are now

as accepted as separate water fountains were several decades ago" (Alexander pg. 11).

What are the Lasting Impacts of Incarceration on an Individual’s Rights and

Opportunities within American Society?

Michelle denotes the critical effects of incarceration on individuals; many of the individuals of

color who are incarcerated are more often discriminated against in their society. Studies revealed

that incarcerated individuals were more discriminated against as compared to others. Individuals

convicted of a felony in the white-dominated cultures are more likely to receive housing,

employment discrimination, and even end up being expelled from the jury (Walker pg. 845). The

people's freedom is never freed as much of the recently incarcerated individuals faced higher

chances of being cycled in a span of fewer than three years. There is much inequality in social,

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Surname 1 Name Institution Course Date Mini-Paper: The New Jim Crow According to Michelle Alexander, What Role has the War on Drugs Played in the Rise of the Era Mass Incarceration, and the Incarceration of Black Americans and African Americans in particular? In respect to Michelle Alexander, the mass explosion in enslaved people of color has resulted from drug convictions in the United States. Two-thirds of the federal imprisonments originated from unlawful and unethical drug warfare's which only targeted the black Americans and the minority groups in the United States (Alexander pg. 11). According to this report, the drug war goal was not targeted at delving the drug kingpins; much of the findings established denote that over eighty percent of the arrest at times amounted from possession of less harmful substances and marijuana or tobacco, with most of them being prevalent to the middle class and of poor minority members. Much of the claimed drug war is concentrated on the poor minority groups despite all people engaged in the illicit sale and use. The studies show in late 2000, most of the prisons in the United States accommodated over eighty percent of African Americans convict ...
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