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Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis
Lockdown America Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis
Author: Christian Parenti
Consider the following: Over 1.7 million Americans live in prison, a three hundred percent increase since 1980; In some US cities, one third of all young Black men are in jail, on probation or awaiting trial; In California, spending on prisons has eclipsed allocations for higher education; Starbucks, Jansport and Microsoft all use prison labor t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781859847183
ISBN-10: 1859847188
Publication Date: 9/1999
Pages: 290
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Publisher: Verso Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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