The Shadow System: Mass Incarceration and the American Family
From an award-winning journalist, a searing exposé of the effects of the mass incarceration crisis on families -- including the 2.7 million American children who have a parent locked up.
In The Shadow System, award-winning journalist Sylvia A. Harvey follows the fears, challenges, and small victories of three families struggling to live within the c...show more
In The Shadow System, award-winning journalist Sylvia A. Harvey follows the fears, challenges, and small victories of three families struggling to live within the c...show more
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This book is really only about certain families in a certain part of the US. The synopsis of the book states that it is intended to show "the way incarceration has impacted generations of American families" but the book never really reaches a point where I feel like a diversity of experiences are presented. That was disappointing, particularly since I have grandparents that were incarcerated, and I feel like my story was not reflected in this boo...read more
Really good book-plenty of facts and statistics, but told through the stories of families and the incarcerated, which made it very accessible.
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