PrisonIndustrialComplex

ElliottGoldstein
ENGL5
April15,2016
AnnotatedBibliography
Bowie,Nile.
ThePrisonIndustrialComplex:TheEconomicsofIncarcerationin
theUSA.
GlobalResearch:February7,2012.
http://www.infowars.com/theprisonindustrialcomplextheeconomicsofincarcer
ationintheusa/

Mr.Bowiewroteaveryinformativeandcaptivatingarticlesummingupwhat
startedandhasacceleratedthePrisonIndustrialComplexintheUnitedStates.Bowie
usessocialandpoliticalissuestoillustratehowprivatelyownedprisonshavemade
millionsofdirtydollarsthroughtakingadvantageoffreeenterprise,thehumanized
rightsofcorporations,andlobbyingoftheStatesandFederalGovernment.Bowie
incorporatespassionandcredibilitythroughsourcestoestablishtrustinhiswriting.
Thistextusesawidevarietyofsourcesfromotheressaystovideostographs.
Thetextitselfiswellwrittengrammaticallyandstillentertaining.Bowieoffers
knowledgeofahugeproblemintheUSandexplainsclearlyindetailexactlywhatis
happening.ThistextisextremelyhelpfulbecauseBowieaddressestheissueon
multiplefronts.AllofthedifferentpointsBowiemakesareindepthandrelevanttothe
problemofAmericasPrisonIndustrialComplex.
Ifoundthisarticleafterspendingaroundanhourlookingthroughothersources.
ThisisthebestarticleIcouldfindtocoverallbasesofexplanationofthePrison
IndustrialComplex.Bowiesarticlecouldeasilybeusedinthisresearchpaperforitisa

PrisonIndustrialComplex

ElliottGoldstein
ENGL5
April15,2016
AnnotatedBibliography
crediblesource,organizedverywell,andthemostrelevanttoamainpointofmy
researchtopic.

MarcusMahmood.
SocialJustice
Vol.31,No.1/2(9596),ResistingMilitarismandGlobalizedPunishment(2004),
pp.3134

Ifoundthisarticleontheprisonindustrialcomplexthroughourlibraryresearch
center.Thisarticleisareflectionandelaborationonafewdifferentwriters
perspectivesoftheprisonindustrialcomplexintheUnitedStates.Thisarticlemostly
coverspercentagesandstatisticsontheracesandgendersofpeoplebeing
incarceratedintheunitedstates.Itthenanalyzesthereasonsbehindwhythese
specificpeoplearetargetedmoresothanothers.ItshowsthatAfricanAmericansare
themostincarceratedrace,followedbyHispanicAmericans.Thisisastrong
correlationintheSouthernstatesbecauseofracialtensionsbetweenpoliceandpublic.
Itwasveryinterestingreadingaboutthedifferentchancesyouhavetobe
incarceratedandsenttoprisonasaUScitizen.Thenumbersandstatisticsweresolid
andtheauthorofthearticleprovidedmorethanenoughreferencesbackinghis
information.IfoundthatIpersonallyhavea31percentchanceofgoingEverythought

PrisonIndustrialComplex

ElliottGoldstein
ENGL5
April15,2016
AnnotatedBibliography
wasarticulatedclearlyandeachpieceofinformationwasleadsmoothlyfromoneto
another.
Statisticsandpercentageslikethesewillhelpmypaperbecausemostpeoplewill
finditeasiertograspaconceptifthatconceptispresentedwithatangibleandfamiliar
thing.Inthiscase,numbersarethefamiliaritythereaderneeds.Usingthisarticlewill
providemewithabetterwaytoreachmyreaderwithinformationtheycaneasily
process.ThisaudienceIspeakofmightbeanyoneinanypopulation,butIam
specificallyspeakingtotheAmericanpublic,thisiswhyshowingstatisticsofthe
Americanpublicschancesongoingtoprisonisthemosteffectivewayofgrabbingthe
readersattention.
Kontos,Louis.
TheirrationalityofthePrisonIndustrialComplex
.Springer
Science+BusinessMediaB.V.2010.24November2010

TheIrrationalityofthePrisonIndustrialComplex
isanarticlethatdepictswhatis
goingonintheprisonindustrialcomplexfromasociologicalandpsychologicalpointof
view.Thewriter,LouisKontos,describeshowsocietyhaschangedinthelast150
years.Thinkaboutthe1800s.Mostpeoplecarriedagun,providedtheirownfoodand
supplies(forthemostpart)andtheyhadamorevacantlivingspace.Intodaysworld,
Kontosmakesthepointthatowningandcarryingagunisntnecessaryonaccountof
theoccupancyoflivingspaces.Peopleliveinurbanizedplacesandsuburbsetc.We

PrisonIndustrialComplex

ElliottGoldstein
ENGL5
April15,2016
AnnotatedBibliography
havegrocerystores,wehavepolice,andarentconfrontedwiththedailydangersthe
Americansofthe1800swere.SothereisabalancebetweenlivingthefreeAmerican
way,yetatthesametimemaintainingmindfulnessofcurrentsocietyanditsrules.
Italsocoverspersonalinterviewswithinmatesthathadbeenincarceratedfor
minorcrimesabouttheirtimeinprison,theirappealprocess,andtheirsuccessesinlife
afterservingtheirsentence.
Kontosusesapathosfeelthroughouthiswriting.Therewasalotofinformation
thrownaroundineachparagraph,butalloftheinformationfeltpersonal.Kontos
definitelymadeiteasyforanyonetoempathizewiththeprisoners,andalsoleada
reflectiononhistorysoothersmaystartlookingdeeperthanwhatislabeledrightand
wrongintodayssociety.
Theinformationprovidedwillhelpmyessayimmensely.BecauseIdonothave
thetimeortheresourcestovisitandinterviewaprisonerinaprivatelyownedprison,I
canusetheinterviewsfromthisarticleasawayformetofakeconductingtheinterview
myself.Kontosalsoaskedalltherightquestionsnotonlyinhisinterviews,butoverallin
hiswriting.Hehasverygoodinformationforanswerstothesequestions,andprovides
thoroughexplanationstodifferentpointshewantstomakeextremelyclear.These
ideaswillmakeforgreatreferencesinmypaper.

PrisonIndustrialComplex

ElliottGoldstein
ENGL5
April15,2016
AnnotatedBibliography
FrankWiering.
WaronDrugs:ThePrisonIndustrialComplex.
VPROTelevision.
10,7,1999

Thisdocumentaryalthoughold,isfullofinformationregardingtheprison
industrialcomplexandobviouslythelawsandarrestsinvolvingdrugs.Thisfilmhas
footageofofficerswhotargetdrugusersandtraffickerstomakearrests.Notonlydoes
itshowhowtheymakethearrestsandhowtheyseizepeople'sbelongings,butthey
showthemorallyillegalwaytheseofficersgoaboutit.
Thecredibilityofthisdocumentarymakesalegitimatepoint.Wegettogoinside
ofaDEAagencyandwatchalonginterviewwithsomeonewhomwasahighly
regardedagentoftheDEA.Thesearedefinitelycrediblesources.Thedocumentaryis
also90minuteslong,sotheygottocoveralotofdifferentsideeffectsthatusually
comewithincarceratingsomeonethathasafamily.
ThereissomuchinformationinthisdocumentaryIthinkIcouldwritemyentire
researchpaperusingthisonesource.Theinsightspecificallyfromthepoliceofficers
pointofviewwasextremelyeyeopening,alongwiththepointofviewofthekidsbeing
usheredintofosterhomesasarepercussionoftheirparent/parentsbeingthrowninto
jail.ItisthestrongestdocumentaryIcoulduseformypaperandwillshowagood
developmentalhistoryofthePrisonIndustrialComplex,asthedocumentaryisadecade
old.

PrisonIndustrialComplex

ElliottGoldstein
ENGL5
April15,2016
AnnotatedBibliography
Auletta,Chloe.
Race,PovertyandtheMediaJusticeIntern.
PoorMagazinePrensa
Pobre.
March9,2015

ThisisanarticleoutofPoorMagazinebyChloeAuletta.Aulettamakesthepoint
thatmostofthehomelesspopulation,specificallyinSanFrancisco,CAarebeing
throwninjailforliterallybeinghomeless.Sheelaboratesexplainingwhatchargesthey
areindictedunderandhowthesechargesmatchhomelessness,likeloitering.Thereis
alsoalawthatwasimplementedstatingnopersoncanstayinoneareaofasidewalk
formorethana24hourspan.Thiscausesthehomelesstocontinuemovingstreetto
street,orsuffertheconsequencesofincarceration.
ChloeAulettaciteshermanysourcesandarticulatesthroughwhysheshouldbe
justifiableinheropeningsentence.Shealsowritesaboutspeakingwithdirectorsofthe
homelesspopulationinSFandwhattheyhavetosayaboutthematter.
Thisarticleisfullofinformationabouttheincarcerationofthehomelessinto
prisonandtheinjusticeofdoingso.Itwillbeanextremelyeffectivearticletousefor
oneofmymainpointsinmyresearchpaper.IamalsofromtheBayAreaandwould
alwaysvisitSanFranciscowhileIwasgrowingup.Sotheplacesandproblemsshe
referencesarefamiliartomebecauseIhavehadsomeofthesamefirsthand
experienceobservingthiskindofactivity.Thiswillmakeitextremelyeasiertousethis

PrisonIndustrialComplex

ElliottGoldstein
ENGL5
April15,2016
AnnotatedBibliography
articletoconveymyownthoughtsonthematterofincarceratingthehomeless,for
beinghomeless.

Hodges,Dave.
ThePrisonIndustrialComplex.
ActivistPost.June10,2013
DaveHodgescoverstheparallelofprofiteeringfromtheprisonindustrial
complexandslaveryinthe1800sandbefore.Hodgesmakestheexplanationthat
thesetwoinstancesalthoughmorethanacenturyapart,areoneinthesame.Thefact
isthatpeoplearefragile,andadaptquicklyandefficientlytotheireverchanging
situation.Theproblemispeoplewilladapttoharshenvironmentsandstoptheir
adaptingthere.
Hodgesusesstatisticsandmanyreferencestobackhisideas.Thisarticleis
brokenupintodifferentsegmentswhichalltietogetherbytheendofthereadingto
covertheentireproblem.Heisaverycrediblesourceasthepointshemakesareclear
andusehistoryascredibility.
Icanusethisarticletoexplainthewayprisonersbecomeinstitutionalizedand
thenareapartofaprofitsystemforprisonowners.Itisaprettyunbreakablecycle
consideringthedifferentaspectsoftheseprisonerslives.Thisarticlewillmakeoneof
mymainpointsvalidandwillhelpmeexplainintodetailhowthishasbeencontinuing
onintheUS.