Social Consequences Of Mass Incarceration

Three major consequences or costs of mass incarceration is, one, sever social consequences. Another consequence is sexually transmitted diseases and teenage pregnancy. The third consequence is the ability to vote. These three consequences are severe enough where it affects America as a whole. Now, I will discuss each consequence in a little more detail. This will help in the answer of why these consequences are so detrimental to America. I will also, be summarizing the article the Sentencing Project’s (2013) policy brief which touches on major social interventions which helps with the mass incarceration problems we face The first consequence I will speak of is,
This consequence has a very hurting relationship because; it takes away the voice of the minority in the democracy of our country. This happens because the minority of this country makes up the larger amount of prisoners in our country. The statics the book speaks on are that six times the amounts of black man are incarcerated then that of white males in America. This means that there are more men incapable of voting in the black community then that of the white community. These three consequences are approached now by an article to which helps, try to minimize theses consequences while also trying to lower the cost of law enforcement and correctional costs. The programs offered are early childhood development program which helps in the early initiative to help the parents and the children at a younger age to help reduce child abuse and neglect. The other program offered helps the juvenile justice system the program is called Functional Family Therapy or FFT for short. This program focuses on providing skills to adults who has the ability to best impact their child’s