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The Death Penalty: An American History

Now, for the first time, we have a comprehensive history of the death penalty in the United States. Stuart Banner tells the story of how, over four centuries, dramatic changes have taken place in the ways capital punishment has been administered and experienced. Banner moves beyond the debates to give us an unprecedented understanding of the many meanings of capital punishment in America.

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In this animated interview, the sociologist Bruce Western explains the current inevitability of prison for certain demographics of young black men and how it's become a normal life event. From The Atlantic.

 

"From Slavery to Mass Incarceration" is a short video from Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative on how racism is present in the United States' criminal justice system. 

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