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Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People's Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time
James Kilgore
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Description for Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People's Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
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 place by the world's largest jailer: the USA. Drawing on a growing body of academic and professional work, Understanding Mass Incarceration describes in plain English the many competing theories of criminal justice.
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 place by the world's largest jailer: the USA. Drawing on a growing body of academic and professional work, Understanding Mass Incarceration describes in plain English the many competing theories of criminal justice.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The New Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781620970676
SKU
V9781620970676
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99-15
About James Kilgore
James Kilgore is an activist, researcher, and writer based in Urbana, Illinois, where he has lived since paroling from prison in 2009. He is the director of the Challenging E-Carceration project at MediaJustice and the co-director of FirstFollowers Reentry Program in Champaign, Illinois. He is the author of five books, including Understanding E-Carceration and the award-winning Understanding Mass Incarceration (both ... Read more
Reviews for Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People's Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time
Praise for Understanding Mass Incarceration: “This important polemic from Kilgore presents a grim picture of the U.S. criminal justice system…With stunning statistics and heartbreaking stories, the book reveals how the system prevents individuals and their families from moving beyond incarceration.” —Publishers Weekly “[A] graphically pleasing, very readable, emotionally and intellectually engaging work. It is ... Read more