# Mass Incarceration on The No Agenda Show

Mass Incarceration comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from September 2015 to January 2020.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 5
- **Discussed:** September 2015 – January 2020
- **Related topics:** [Crime Bill](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/crime-bill.md), [Hillary Clinton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hillary-clinton.md), [Joe Biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md), [Anita Hill](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anita-hill.md), [Bernie Sanders](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bernie-sanders.md), [Black Lives Matter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/black-lives-matter.md), [Cocaine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cocaine.md), [Drug War](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drug-war.md), [Kamala Harris](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kamala-harris.md), [Police](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/police.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### Mass Incarceration, Private Prison Industry

- **Episode:** [1203: RET](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1203-ret.md)
- **Published:** 2020-01-02
- **Time:** 2:27:22–2:31:18
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1203-ret/chapter/mass-incarceration-private-prison-industry.md

A discussion on the American justice system highlights the "business" of incarceration, noting that private prison companies like Correctional Corporation of America profit from high inmate populations. The hosts argue that federal funding should be redirected toward rehabilitation and diversion courts rather than maintaining the current system of mass imprisonment for non-violent offenses.

Keywords: [mass incarceration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mass-incarceration.md), [south bend](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-bend.md), correctional corporation of america, drug possession, [rehabilitation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rehabilitation.md)

### Joe Biden Record, Crime Bill and Racial Politics

- **Episode:** [1150: Gender Justice](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1150-gender-justice.md)
- **Published:** 2019-06-30
- **Time:** 38:07–39:36
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1150-gender-justice/chapter/joe-biden-record-crime-bill-and-racial-politics.md

Joe Biden faces scrutiny over his decades-long legislative record, including the 1994 Crime Bill and the Anita Hill hearings. Critics argue that his past policy decisions regarding mass incarceration create a significant hurdle with black voters and the ADOS community.

Keywords: [joe biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md), [crime bill](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/crime-bill.md), [anita hill](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anita-hill.md), [kamala harris](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kamala-harris.md), [mass incarceration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mass-incarceration.md)

### Joe Biden's 1989 Drug Enforcement Rhetoric

- **Episode:** [1133: No Apology](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1133-no-apology.md)
- **Published:** 2019-05-02
- **Time:** 2:34:32–2:38:08
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1133-no-apology/chapter/joe-biden-s-1989-drug-enforcement-rhetoric.md

A 1989 clip of Joe Biden shows him calling for harsher punishments for drug dealers and users, and demanding a tripling of funding for police and prisons. The hosts point out that this rhetoric contributed to the current state of mass incarceration in the United States.

Keywords: [joe biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md), [drug war](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drug-war.md), [mass incarceration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mass-incarceration.md), [cocaine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cocaine.md), [police](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/police.md)

### Criminal Justice Reform and Super Predator Rhetoric

- **Episode:** [817: Sellout Politics](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/817-sellout-politics.md)
- **Published:** 2016-04-19
- **Time:** 22:37–25:10
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/817-sellout-politics/chapter/criminal-justice-reform-and-super-predator-rhetoric.md

Bernie Sanders criticizes the use of the term "super predator" by the Clintons in the 1990s, labeling it as racist. He argues that the American criminal justice system is a pipeline for private corporations and calls for a shift in investment from jails to education and jobs for African-American youth. The hosts debate whether the system is "broken" or functioning exactly as intended by its architects.

Keywords: [bernie sanders](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bernie-sanders.md), [hillary clinton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hillary-clinton.md), super predator, [crime bill](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/crime-bill.md), [mass incarceration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mass-incarceration.md)

### Hillary Clinton Meeting, Black Lives Matter Activists

- **Episode:** [749: The Big Jump](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/749-the-big-jump.md)
- **Published:** 2015-09-03
- **Time:** 1:35:36–1:41:23
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/749-the-big-jump/chapter/hillary-clinton-meeting-black-lives-matter-activists.md

Hillary Clinton met with Black Lives Matter activists, including Julius Jones, who confronted her regarding her role in the 1994 Crime Bill and mass incarceration. The hosts analyze the "backstage" footage, noting Clinton's pragmatic advice to the activists that they need a specific legislative plan rather than just "consciousness raising" to effect change.

Keywords: [hillary clinton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hillary-clinton.md), [black lives matter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/black-lives-matter.md), [mass incarceration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mass-incarceration.md), [prison industrial complex](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prison-industrial-complex.md), julius jones

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