From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America,Used

From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America,Used

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CoWinner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial PrizeA New York Times Notable Book of the YearA New York Times Book Review Editors ChoiceA Wall Street Journal Favorite Book of the YearA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearA Publishers Weekly Favorite Book of the YearIn the United States today, one in every thirtyone adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African American men. How did the land of the free become the home of the worlds largest prison system? Challenging the belief that Americas prison problem originated with the Reagan administrations War on Drugs, Elizabeth Hinton traces the rise of mass incarceration to an ironic source: the social welfare programs of Lyndon Johnsons Great Society at the height of the civil rights era.An extraordinary and important new book.Jill Lepore, New YorkerHintons book is more than an argument; it is a revelationThere are moments that will make your skin crawlThis is history, but the implications for today are striking. Readers will learn how the militarization of the police that weve witnessed in Ferguson and elsewhere had roots in the 1960s.Imani Perry, New York Times Book Review

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