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1. A thread on mainstream theories of incarceration - retribution, rehabilitation, deterrence, restoration, incapacitation - which are gaslighting narratives that provide a smokescreen for racial capitalism:
2. Many critics say the American carceral system is based on retribution but I disagree. It's based on racial capitalism. All of the above principles - not just retribution - are in fact utilised to enforce a system of racial capitalism...
3. If you look at actual court cases, sometimes judges sentence someone to punish them; other times, they sentence someone "for their own good," because they "can't take care of themselves"...
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🧵Over this year I have been working with @kateetthompson on translating my research on #racialcapitalism & #covid19 into a comic illustration - one that I hope will grasp everyone's attention. Open access: escholarship.org/uc/item/48j236…. Now let me share some important details ⬇️ Image
I wrote the original article after finding stats in spring 2020 about the racialized death gap in Michigan, with a focus on Detriot - showing 40% of deaths among Black folks, though they made up 14% of the population. See:
We just got done talking in person about the process in sessions from our funder @UCMercedCFH and I want to demystify what this type of work is. I am very appreciative of @kateetthompson who treated this project with much care. Image
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