The New Jim Crow

"no new institutions should be built and existing institutions for juveniles should be closed" This recommendation was based on their finding that "prison, the reformatory, and the jail have received only a shocking record of failure. There is overwhelming evidence that these institutions create crime rather than prevent it."

pg. 8

This book is amazing and I just started it.

I know I have a million books I want to read right now but this one jumped to the top when I found out I could order it from the COS Library.

2/17/18