What does the story about the conviction and imprisonment of ...

[jessicacav]

What does the story about the conviction and imprisonment of Bruce Glover suggest about punishment in the United States?
 
  a. Crime truly does pay.
  b. Convicts can lose everything important to them while in prison and, after release, they often struggle to fit back into society.
  c. The U.S. criminal justice system truly rehabilitates criminals effectively.
  d. After you get out of prison, society welcomes you back with open arms.

Question 2

What did the Supreme Court rule in the 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson decision, and what was the problem with this decision? What was ruled in the 1954 Brown vs. the Board of Education decision, and how was this related to Plessy vs. Ferguson? Illustrate your e
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[dudman123]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

Plessy vs. Ferguson  separate but equal accommodations for Blacks and Whites were not discriminatory, but necessary because of different needs of the races. Examples: separate neighborhoods, businesses, sections on busses and in restaurants, separate schools and colleges, separate washrooms and drinking fountains. Problem: separate but equal usually meant inferior, with blacks sitting on the back of the bus or black schools having fewer resources than white schools. Brown vs. the Board of Education  reversed Plessy  Separate but equal wasn't equal, and was replaced by legal integration, such as integrated schools and restaurants. Nonetheless, most people still life in same-race neighborhoods.