Examining Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States | Cold Call

28 Jun 2023

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The late 20th century saw dramatic growth in incarceration rates in the United States. Of the more than 2.3 million people in U.S. prisons, jails, and detention centers in 2020, 60 percent were Black or Latinx. Harvard Business School assistant professor Reshmaan Hussam probes the assumptions underlying the current prison system, with its huge racial disparities, and considers what could be done to address the crisis of the American criminal justice system in her case, “Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States.” This episode originally aired on Cold Call on February 23, 2021. You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2021/02/examining-race-and-mass-incarceration-in-the-united-states - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/examining-race-and-mass-incarceration-in-the-united-states/id1156646189?i=1000510331297 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/246zgcgeXeNJ0Rci15VP9Z?si=b2e167d2f1a74087 - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cold-call/episode/examining-race-and-mass-incarceration-in-the-united-states-81877300 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2NvbGQtY2FsbA/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAxNi0wOS0xNjpjb2xkLWNhbGwuMDE0MQ?sa=X&ved=0CAIQuIEEahcKEwjwvbjOpdf_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQSA Series Description: Harvard Business School’s legendary case studies, distilled into podcast form. About Harvard Business Review: Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Learn more at www.hbr.org. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 1:30 – Dehumanization in Your Own Backyard 3:50 – Who Is Alexis Jackson? 6:50 – Incarceration Rates in U.S. vs. Other Countries 9:19 – Who Is Being Incarcerated in the U.S.? 13:23 – The 1994 Crime Act 16:44 – Prison Conditions 18:47 – Prison Reforms 24:05 – Why Do We Find Imprisonment Normal? 26:04 – Outro Follow Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review/ Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #business #management #harvardbusinessschool Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved.

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