Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America
James Forman Jr.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Former public defender James Forman, Jr. seeks to understand the war on crime that began in the 1970s that was supported by many African American leaders in the nation’s urban centers. Locking Up Our Own enriches our understanding of why our society became so punitive and offers important lessons to anyone concerned about the future of race and the criminal justice system in this country.