Writing Homework Help
CRC Factors that Contribute to The Current Era of Mass Incarceration Questions
Respond to the questions and don’t forget to use supporting evidence from the text.
1. According to Stevenson, what are two key factors that contribute to the current era of mass incarceration? Identify the two causes he discusses on p. 186.
2. Carefully reread the passage on p. 193 about the Confederate imagery in the South, starting at “For one hundred years… What is Stevenson’s theory about when Confederate imagery becomes most prevalent? What evidence from history does he use to support his theory?
3. Reread this sentence from p. 229.
She read to them, talked to them, played with them, hugged and kissed them constantly, and kept them close at all times.
Now that you know about Marsha Colby’s background and crime, why do you think Stevenson uses this rhetoric (words) to describe her? Why does he characterize her this way? How does this correlate with Stevenson’s opinions and purposes regarding working with prisoners?
4. Reread this excerpt from p. 259.
“When I first received Joe’s response to my letter, a scribbled note in the handwriting of a child, he could still only read at a third-grade level, despite the fact that he was thirty-one. He told me in his letter that he was “okay.” Then he wrote, “If I didn’t do anything, shouldn’t I be able to go home now? Mr. Bryan, if this is true, can you please write me back and come get me?”
What can we infer from Joe’s letter about his mental capacity?
Could Joe reasonably be expected to assist a lawyer in his own defense, as the law requires before a defendant is put on trial? How do you know?
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