Overview
Region
Diaspora
USA
Era
Contemporary
Language
English
Genre
Non-fiction
About This Work
A legal scholar's argument that mass incarceration has replaced Jim Crow as a system of racial control, targeting Black men through the War on Drugs, stripping rights, and creating a permanent undercaste within the formal law.
Literary Significance
One of the most influential books in American political life of the 21st century; transformed public discourse on criminal justice