Prison Reform Quotation Analysis PDF

Prison Reform Quotation Analysis “And I do talk a lot, obviously, about my clients; 1. How does the quote challenge those are the people I have to advocate for, and conventional notions of identity and when I say that each of us is more than the worst moral judgement, particularly thing we’...

Prison Reform Quotation Analysis “And I do talk a lot, obviously, about my clients; 1. How does the quote challenge those are the people I have to advocate for, and conventional notions of identity and when I say that each of us is more than the worst moral judgement, particularly thing we’ve ever done, I am thinking specifically regarding individuals and nations? about them. But I’m also thinking about everybody else. I mean, I believe that for every human being. I think if someone tells a lie, they’re not just a liar, that if someone takes something, they’re not just a thief. If you kill someone, you’re not just a killer. But it’s also true, a nation that committed genocide against Indigenous people, a nation that enslaved Black people for two and a half centuries, a nation that tolerated mob lynchings for nearly a century, a nation that created apartheid and segregation laws throughout most of the 20th century, can also be more than that racist history suggests.” 2. In what ways does the quote highlight the importance of recognizing humanity and potential for redemption in both individuals and societies? “I don’t know how to save the world. I don’t have 3. What does Peltier mean by “We are the answers or The Answer. I hold no secret not statistics? knowledge as to how to fix the mistakes of generations past and present. I only know that without compassion and respect for all of Earth’s inhabitants, none of us will survive—nor will we deserve to.” “We are not statistics. We are the people from whom you took this land by force and blood and lies. We are the people to whom you promised to pay, in recompense for all this vast continent you stole, some small pitiful pittance to assure at least our bare survival. And we are the people from whom you now snatch away even that pittance, abandoning us and your own honor without a qualm, even launching military attacks on our women and children and Elders, and targeting —illegally even by your own self-serving laws — those of us, our remaining warriors, who would dare to stand up and try to defend them. You practice crimes against humanity at the same time that you piously speak to the rest of 4. What part of this quotation hits the the world of human rights! hardest? America, when will you live up to your own principles?” “Prisons do not disappear social problems, they 5. In what ways does the quote disappear human beings. Homelessness, challenge the effectiveness of unemployment, drug addiction, mental illness, incarceration as a solution to complex and illiteracy are only a few of the problems that social problems, and how might disappear from public view when the human alternative approaches be more beings contending with them are relegated to conducive to fostering rehabilitation cages.” and addressing underlying issues?  “Historians will likely wonder how we could 6. In what ways does the quote describe the new caste system as a system of challenge conventional perceptions crime control, when it is difficult to imagine a of the relationship between crime and system better designed to create—rather than punishment? prevent—crime.” 7. What common themes exist between the quotations provided? 8. Which quotation resonated most with you and why? 9. If you could take 1 idea from any of the above quotations, what value would you apply to our current justice system to improve it? 10. What anthropological, sociological, or psychological changes will society have to face in order for these values to be implemented?