For those of you who would like to read Race to Incarcerate and earn points by writing an essay based on the book, here is the assignment:

After reading the book, Race to Incarcerate, what do you see as the main technical and moral problems with our justice system? How do the use of drug laws, especially, lead to more incarcerations? Are these incarcerations effective in reducing the kind of crime we are really afraid of? What are the moral and ethical problems with our current system? And finally, think of current events where we have seen race problems made worse by our criminal justice system. Do you see any connections in the events today and the problems detailed in the book? If you could revamp our current justice system to make it more fair, what specific changes would you make?