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Race to Incarcerate: Graphic by Sabrina Jones & Marc Mauer

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Race to Incarcerate A Graphic Retelling

SAbRInA JoneS and MARc MAueR


Copyright © 2013 by The New Press, based on Race to Incarcerate by Marc Mauer © 1999, 2006 by The Sentencing Project “Kemba Smith: A Case of Extreme Sentencing” © 2013 by Sabrina Jones Foreword © 2013 by Michelle Alexander Preface © 2013 by The Sentencing Project All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, in any form, without written permission from the publisher. Requests for permission to reproduce selections from this book should be mailed to: Permissions Department, The New Press, 38 Greene Street, New York, NY 10013. Published in the United States by The New Press, New York, 2013 Distributed by Perseus Distribution ISBN 978-1-59558-541-7 (pb) ISBN 978-1-59558-893-7 (e-book) CIP data is available The New Press publishes books that promote and enrich public discussion and understanding of the issues vital to our democracy and to a more equitable world. These books are made possible by the enthusiasm of our readers; the support of a committed group of donors, large and small; the collaboration of our many partners in the independent media and the not-for-profit sector; booksellers, who often hand-sell New Press books; librarians; and above all by our authors. www.thenewpress.com Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Foreword by Michelle Alexander

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Preface by Marc Mauer

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Introduction: U.S. Prisons from Inception to Export

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The Rise of the “Tough on Crime” Movement

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The Triumph of “Tough on Crime”

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The Rock Gets Rolling

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Crime as Politics: The Reagan-Bush Years

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Kemba Smith: A Case of Extreme Sentencing

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Crime as Politics: The Clinton Years

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Crime as Politics: The George W. Bush Years

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The Prison-Crime Connection

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Color-Coded Justice

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The War on Drugs and African Americans

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A New Direction

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Coda by Carnell Hunnicutt

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