Problem
Read the following quotes:
The term "prison industrial complex" was introduced by activists and scholars to contest prevail¬ ing beliefs that increased levels of crime were the root cause of mounting prison populations.
During the same period when crime rates were declining, prison populations soared. According to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Justice, at the end of the year 2001, there were 2,100,146 people incarcerated in the United States.
a) What did you learn from these 2 quotes and what surprised you about it?
b) Also explain how do these 2 quotes contribute to the subject: school to prison pipeline?