01315cam a2200313 4500 151343389 TxAuBib 20140109120000.0 120126s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781595586438 pbk. $19.95 1595586431 pbk. $19.95 (OCoLC)1120893397 TxAuBib Alexander, Michelle. The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness / Michelle Alexander. Rev. ed. New York : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2012. xvii, 312 p. : pbk. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-296) and index. Argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race. NC 1450 Lexile. 20140109. Administration of criminal justice United States. African Americans United States. Prisoners United States. Race discrimination United States. United States Race relations. BSBPL