The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness /

This work argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race.As the United States celebrates the nation's "triumph over race" with the election of...

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Main Author:	Alexander, Michelle
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New Press, 2012.
Edition:	Revised edition.
Subjects:	Criminal justice, Administration of > United States. Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States. African American prisoners. African American men > Social conditions. Race discrimination > United States. Administration of criminal justice > United States. African Americans > United States. Prisoners > United States. Criminal justice, Administration of. Discrimination in criminal justice administration. Race discrimination. Race relations. African American men. United States > Race relations. United States.