History of Policing
Part of Mosaic Lifespan Curriculum
Open
“Behind These Walls” by Jeff Murphy
Check in: What’s something you do that makes you feel free or the last time you remember feeling free?
Read
American History, Race, and Prison | Vera Institute
Watch
Ashley Rubin: A brief history of prisons . | TED Talk
Do
Letter Writing Ministry from Worthy Now
- The System: How American Criminal Justice Really Works | The Marshall Project
Close
- “When” by Ezra Williams
- Check Out: What has been your biggest learning or insight from this playlist?
Take Home
For Further Exploration:
American Purgatory by Benjamin Weber (Book)
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (Book)
How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith (Book)
The need for abolitionist feminism—Impact Justice(Article)
A Reading List for Abolitionist Imagination and Practice—Asian American Writer's Workshop
Prison State (YouTube) (Full Documentary)—FRONTLINE