Facing the Demon Head On: Institutional Racism and the Prison Industrial Complex

Facing the Demon Head On: Institutional Racism and the Prison Industrial Complex By Manning Marable Vol. 22, No. 3, 2000 pp. 4-7 As long as black people have lived in America, they have experienced some version of institutional or structural

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The Death Penalty: Sober Second Thoughts about the Ultimate Weapon in the War on Crime

The Death Penalty: Sober Second Thoughts about the Ultimate Weapon in the War on Crime By Stephen B. Bright Vol. 22, No. 3, 2000 pp. 8-10, 20 The United States is one of the few industrialized nations in the world

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The Care and Feeding of the Prison Industrial System

The Care and Feeding of the Prison Industrial System By George Napper Jr. Vol. 22, No. 3, 2000 pp. 13-15 The multi-billion dollar prison-building enterprise in the United States is growing largely at the expense of the African-American population. The

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