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Government Semester 1 Extra Credit In the documentary 13th the director Ava DuVernay showcases how the incarceration rate in America has grown tremendously in the past years leading up to today Not only are the rates of prisoners rising but the races that lead the statistics are targeted anywhere but the white community In the article Ava DuVernay on How 13th Reframes American History author Juleyka Lantigua Williams states how In her new documentary the filmmaker explores how the Thirteenth Amendment led to an epidemic of mass incarceration in the United States Although others may avoid the issues or in simpler words beat around the bush director DuVernay chose a serious issue rising in America and showed how easily it can emerge over time just as it has already done in previous years While many believe that America s issue with mass incarceration cannot be fixed due to the war on drugs and because of those who have never encountered first hand being the target of law officers it can in fact be fixed by shortening unfair prison sentences as well as stopping false accusations of crime offenders Many may believe that the mass incarceration issue in America cannot be fixed at all One reason of thinking this way is because of the current war on drugs in our country In the article Why You Can't Blame Mass
