2. Mass incarceration
Rules of the game
Just Say No
Operation Pipeline
Stigma of a felon
4. Video clips
Music
Media’s contribution to sensationalizing
What are the real issues?
5. Sensationalizing Jail and crime
Dual accountability
6. Do you know your rights?
4th Amendment-
The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against
unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not
be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but
upon probable cause, supported by oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the
place to be searched, and the persons or things
to be seized.
7. Terry v. Ohio- 1968 p.63
Stop and Frisk Rule- reasonable suspicion
8. Florida v. Bostick p.64
Francys Johnson- Jeopardy Song
Voluntary Cooperation
What does all this mean?????
9. 1984- War on Drugs
Drug Enforcement Agency- DEA p.70
Kissing Frogs
Minor Traffic Violations
Drug Sweeps
Unlawful search seizures
10. If you:
Travel with or with or with out luggage
Drive an expensive car
Act nervous
Get off plane too fast/slow
Wear Blinged out jewelry
Obey the law too well
Then you might be subject to criminal probing
11. Huge Federal Grants
Military equipment
Cash
Pseudo Drug War
Lengthy Sentencing
3 Strikes Laws
12. Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and
Control Act 1970
President Reagan- granted authority for local
law enforcement to keep spoils of war. P.78
1992 Dept. of Justice reported 1 billion was
seized in assets- “War on Drugs”
13. Denial of significant representation
Coerced into plea bargaining
Placed under formal control 3 P’s
Ohio- 90% of children are charged w/out
Lawyer
Gideon v. Wainwright- legal rep for the poor
14. Urban Dictionary- When you’re about to get
screwed!
1986- Anti Drug Abuse Act 5-10 yrs mandatory
p.87
2 to 5 percent of of inmates are actually
innocent
Potentially Up to 500,000 innocent persons in
prison.
15. 1982- 40 yrs imprisonment for 9 oz’s of weed
Harmelin v. Michigan “Life” 23 oz’s of Crack
Lockyer v. Andrade- 3 golf clubs/ 3 video
tapes= Life in prison
50 yrs w/out parole for stolen video tapes
Personal Testimony
16. Maintenance of the Discrimination
under-caste Exclusion by way of
2.3 million people Stigma
behind bars Voting
5.1 million people Jury Duty
under correctional
Citizenship Rights
supervision