![]() ![]() Many prominent black officials, including Washington, D.C. In Locking Up Our Own, he seeks to understand the war on crime that began in the 1970s and why it was supported by many African American leaders in the nation’s urban centers.įorman shows us that the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges, and police chiefs took office amid a surge in crime and drug addiction. is a leading critic of mass incarceration and its disproportionate impact on people of color. I can see why was awarded." ―Trevor Noah, The Daily Showįormer public defender James Forman, Jr. "A beautiful book, written so well, that gives us the origins and consequences of where we are. What he illuminates should not be ignored." ―Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative carefully exposes the complexities of crime, criminal justice, and race. " Locking Up Our Own is an engaging, insightful, and provocative reexamination of over-incarceration in the black community. ![]()
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