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Alternatives to imprisonment United States BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / African American & Black Civil rights United States Criminal justice, Administration of United States History Criminals Rehabilitation United States Imprisonment United States History LAW / Civil Rights LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations SOCIAL SCIENCE / PenologyWoodfox, Albert
Summary: Nearly forty years in solitary confinement in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell for 23 hours a day for a crime he did not commit, Albert Woodfox survived and emerged with his humanity and sense of hope for the future intact.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2019
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Summary: "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 United States. Drawing on a growing body of academic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press, The 2015