The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness /
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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
New Press,
2012.
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| Edition: | Revised edition. |
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| Online Access: | Ebook Library Contributor biographical information Publisher description View cover image provided by Mackin |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | "With a new foreword by Cornel West"--Cover |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 312 pages : portrait ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-296) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781595586438 1595586431 |