13th - September 2020 - Racial Justice Film Series - LibGuides at St. Louis Community College

Resources for Further Exploration

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Call Number: 364.973 A374n 2012, FP-Stacks
ISBN: 9781595586438
Publication Date: 2012
In a bold and innovative argument, a rising legal star shows readers how the mass incarceration of a disproportionate number of black men amounts to a devastating system of racial control. This is a terrifying reality that exists in the UK as much as in the US. Despite the triumphant dismantling of the Jim Crow laws, the system that once forced African-Americans into a segregated second-class citizenship still haunts and the criminal justice system still unfairly targets black men and deprives an entire segment of the population of their basic rights.

For Profit Prisons
This article from CQ Researcher examines the pros and cons of for-profit prisons.

Criminal Justice Reform-- Mass Incarceration
This website from the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, includes several articles on the growing trend toward decarceration and prison reform efforts.

Flawed Forensics
This documentary from our Films on Demand database discusses how flawed forensics and forced testimony can determine someone's fate in the criminal justice system. Includes the Willie Jerome Manning case.
Milwaukee 53206 - America's Mass Incarceration Crisis
The United States has the most prisoners of any nation in the world both in raw numbers and by percentage of the population. These numbers are further compounded within Milwaukee's mostly African-American 53206 zip code, where 62% of adult men have spent time in prison, making this America's most incarcerated ZIP code.MILWAUKEE 53206 chronicles the lives of those affected by incarceration in Milwaukee. Through the intimate stories of three residents, we witness the high toll mass incarceration takes on individuals and families that make up the community. (publisher's description)
Prison State
The TV program, FRONTLINE, investigates the impact of mass incarceration in America. Distributed by PBS Distribution.