![]() ![]() In Locking Up Our Own, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Forman brings to the forefront a new, far-less-discussed perspective. ![]() ![]() In a world where the United States has a higher prison population than any other nation, and when communities of color are disproportionately affected by this rate of incarceration and its associated police violence, the question often emerges - what can be done? The ongoing debates surrounding the American criminal justice system – particularly in regard to issues of race – are numerous, inspired, and often impassioned. ’92 explores the complex relationship between race, class, and the American criminal justice system in a new and original light. In his new book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America, Professor James Forman Jr. ![]()
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