Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America by James Forman Jr.

Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America

James Forman Jr.

320 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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In recent years, America’s criminal justice system has become the subject of an increasingly urgent debate. Critics have assailed the rise of mass incarceration, emphasizing its disproportionate impact on people of color. As James Forman, Jr., poi...

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