Understanding mass incarceration a people's guide to the key civil rights struggle of our time

"We all know that orange is the new black and mass incarceration is the new Jim Crow, but how much do we actually know about the structure, goals, and impact of our criminal justice system? Understanding Mass Incarceration offers the first comprehensive overview of the incarceration apparatus put in...

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Main Author: Kilgore, James William, 1947- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The New Press, 2015.
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