Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs
Investigating the origins of the prison-industrial complex and its racial dimensions.
Key Questions
- 1How did the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine reflect racial bias?
- 2To what extent was the "tough on crime" rhetoric a response to civil rights gains?
- 3How did mass incarceration affect Black political power through felon disenfranchisement?
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