{"id":812,"date":"2015-10-19T15:04:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T15:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=812"},"modified":"2015-10-21T13:51:47","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T13:51:47","slug":"mass-incarcerations-challenges-for-black-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2015\/10\/19\/mass-incarcerations-challenges-for-black-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Incarceration’s Challenges for Black America: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coates’ latest book reflects on race and the justice system. Click for publisher site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In <\/span>The Atlantic, <\/span><\/i>Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/span><\/a>\u2019 \u201c<\/span>The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration<\/span><\/a>\u201d details the historical development of the carceral state, its consequences on current and formerly imprisoned black Americans, and the unique challenges families face during their absences and returns. Coates cites and interviews several prominent sociologists for their insight into the carceral state\u2019s repercussions for black Americans specifically. We rounded up some of their best work on the topic.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1970s saw increasing unemployment and concentrated poverty. Legislators developed \u201ctough on crime\u201d policies that resulted in the start of a massive increase in the number of incarcerated individuals in jails and prisons. Increases in incarceration, however, do not appear to have had a significant effect on decreasing crime rates. <\/span><\/h5>\n