A review by serennognos
Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America by James Forman Jr.

5.0

I never thought a book about racial history and policy would make me cry and still give me hope for the future. But it did, and I cannot recommend it enough as an outstanding and extremely important look at America’s criminal justice system. Both a skilled writer and a truly kindhearted and passionate public defense lawyer, James Forman is exactly the kind of person we need more of in law, order, and policy right now.