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A stunning examination of how the United States became the incarceration capital of the world, from one of the country’s leading experts on sentencing policy, race, and the criminal justice system

In this revised edition of his seminal book on race, class, and the criminal justice system, Marc Mauer, former executive director of one of the United States’ leading criminal justice reform organizations, offers the most up-to-date look available at three decades of prison expansion in America.

Race to Incarcerate tells the tragic story of runaway growth in the number of prisons and jails and the overreliance on imprisonment to stem problems of economic and social development. Called “sober and nuanced” by Publishers Weekly, Race to Incarcerate documents the enormous financial and human toll of the “get tough” movement, and argues for more humane—and productive—alternatives.

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240 pages
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English
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The New Press
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April 28, 2006
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5.5 x 0.7 x 8.2 inches
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1595580220
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978-1595580221
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Editorial Reviews

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"A tremendously disturbing and important book. . . . The questions that it poses call for answers that too few of those in power have been brave enough to give."
―Jonathan Kozol

"An important book. The numbers tell a shocking story."
―The San Diego Union-Tribune

"Insightful. . . . Sheds new light on the relationship between drug use, sales, arrests, and race."
―Emerge

"Race to Incarcerate explains why prisoners have become commodities and why present policies are draining black communities of their young men."
―Julian Bond, Chair of the NAACP Board of Directors

About the Author

Marc Mauer is executive director of The Sentencing Project. He has served as a consultant to the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Corrections, and the American Bar Association. He lives in the Washington, D.C., area. The Sentencing Project is a national organization based in Washington, D.C., that promotes criminal justice reform and the development of alternatives to incarceration.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ The New Press; Revised edition (April 28, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1595580220
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1595580221
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.2 inches

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good read

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2018

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The chapters are well organized sort of by history. It was for class and I learned a lot about the high incarceration rate problem we have in America. Really opened my perspective.

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2014

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As a criminology student this is a required book, however I've been recommending it to friends and family. If you want to understand incarceration and it's effects and defects, this is the book for you.

Also, buy this for anyone in your family who says things like "he should be locked up for life"

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2016

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Excellent read that complements Michelle Alexander's New Jim Crow.

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2018

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Came in great condition!

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2017

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Great book

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Startling and Groundbreaking

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2013

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On point. Honest. Well researched and bursting with startling facts, that shake fair consciousness like a 800-pound angry gorilla. This is definitely groundbreaking empirical study on the impact of US criminal justice and its mass incarceration correlation.

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2016

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It met my expectations. Fast delivered

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2016