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Author:

Lewis, Cicely, author.

Title:

Mass incarceration, Black men, and the fight for justice / Cicely Lewis.

Publisher:

Lerner Publications,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

32 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Imprisonment--Moral and ethical aspects--United States--Juvenile literature.
African American prisoners--Juvenile literature.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States--Juvenile literature.
United States--Race relations--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 29-30) and index.

Contents:

From slavery to prison -- Unfair sentences -- The school to prison pipeline -- The call to abolish prisons.

Summary:

"The US criminal justice system disproportionately targets Black men, resulting in much higher incarceration rates and impacts that can last a lifetime. Readers learn this system's history and context and ways they can help"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Issues in action (Read Woke Books)

ISBN:

1728431379
9781728431376
1728423422
9781728423425

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1196823199

LCCN:

2020041835

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)