Social Justice

Cited in The New Jim Crow (Thanks to Alden Mudge for these reference links)

1. Marc Maurer of the Sentencing Project was frequently cited.

http://www.sentencingproject.org/

2. The work of the Justice Policy Institute is interesting

http://www.sentencingproject.org/

That work includes some damning articles on Bill Clinton’s crime policies:

http://www.justicepolicy.org/news/8992

3. Chicago based Center for Health and Justice does interesting work, according to the book

http://www2.centerforhealthandjustice.org/

4. Center for Constitutional Rights has racial justice as one of its areas of activism

http://ccrjustice.org/

5. Prisoners of the Census looks at how prisoners are used to gerrymander voting districts

https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/

Racial Justice

SURJ, Showing up for Racial Justice, www.surjbayarea.com. It is part of a national network organizing white people for racial justice (Thanks Laura Bressler for this reference)

Reading

Westcott, D. (2016, Dec 5). Reframing Racism. Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from http://www.chronicle.com/article/Reframing-Racism/238538?cid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=9dbf7f3d3bec4c6c927c43c2410940f1&elq=d94806eaa34740509050c960b659c81a&elqaid=11695&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=4658 

Books

Non Fiction

The New Jim Crow, Alexander, M. (2012). The new Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness. The New Press.

Just Mercy,  Stevenson, B. (2015). Just mercy: A story of justice and redemption. Spiegel & Grau.

Stamped from the Beginning, Kendi, I. (2016). Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. Nation Books.

Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance

Article from Booklist suggesting other readings related to Hillbilly Elegy

http://www.booklistreader.com/2016/11/22/book-lists/pride-and-poverty-beyond-hillbilly-elegy/ 

Fiction