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Author:

Jones, Sabrina, 1960-

Title:

Race to incarcerate : a graphic retelling / Sabrina Jones and Marc Mauer.

Publisher:

The New Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xii, 111 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm

Subject:

Criminal justice, Administration of--United States--Comic books, strips, etc.
Prison sentences--United States--Comic books, strips, etc.
Imprisonment--United States--Comic books, strips, etc.
Crime prevention--United States--Comic books, strips, etc.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States--Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.

Other Authors:

Mauer, Marc.

Notes:

"Based on Race to Incarcerate by Marc Mauer"--P. [iv].

Contents:

Introduction: U.S. prisons from inception to export -- The rise of the "tough on crime" movement -- The triumph of "tough on crime" -- The rock gets rolling -- Crime as politics: the Reagan-Bush years -- Kemba Smith: a case of extreme sentencing -- Crime as politics: the Clinton years -- Crime as politics: the George W. Bush years -- The prison-crime connection -- Color-coded justice -- The war on drugs and African Americans -- A new direction.

ISBN:

1595585419 (pbk.)
9781595585417 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)818461909

LCCN:

2012049688

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)