Valuable Information
The links below lead you to external videos, websites, articles, or books that provide great information on the topic of racial injustice and prison reform. Some are animations done on the lighter side, others are serious, but all are great points of reference at understanding this huge problem in the U.S. By far the most impacting and incredibly researched work is "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander. Another "must watch" is Netflix's ""13th" which encapsulates much of what "The New Jim Crow" talks about, also on a link below.
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videos
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Don't Talk to the Police
Kamala Harris' Prosecutors Sent This Innocent Man to Prison
Swedish Prison vs United States Prison - How Do They Actually Compare?
13TH | FULL FEATURE | Netflix
books
Called "the Bible of Mass Incarceration" in the United States, is a must read. It breaks down the history of mass incarceration with so much research and I can personally attest to the accuracy of many of the accounts described in this book.
James Forman was a public defender in Washington, D.C. and he got to personally see the racial disparity firsthand as he defended his clients. It is another great source of information and shows how impoverished regions suffer greatly because of this system.
Although written over fifty years ago, so much of the anger and pain that came across when Malcolm X spoke can be understood as he tells his story. It shows you what African Americans went through during the time of segregation and legalized oppression.
online studies
An incredibly detailed breakdown of racial
demographics in the whole prison system of the U.S.: local, state, and federal.
from - prisonpolicy.org
A study that shows how the gap between whites and blacks in prison is lessening, but blacks are still 6 times more likely to be sent to prison than whites despite this trend.
from - pewresearch.org
A study that explains the reality of trials in the United States, they rarely happen, and when they do, it is just for show. Prosecutors force people to plead guilty or run the risk of getting more time and more charges added to their sentences.
from - pewresearch.org
One of the best explanations of what the sentencing guidelines are. Basically they are like points on a license, the less the better. In a nutshell, your prosecutor wants as many points as he can get to put you away, and your defense attorney wants to do everything possible to reduce the points.
from - federalcharges.com