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DELLUMS Report: A New Generation of Native Sons: Men of Color and the Prison-Industrial Complex

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Adolphus G. Belk

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November 1, 2006

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This paper evaluates the impact of the prison-industrial complex on males from communities of color. In particular, it asks the following questions: What is the impact of the large increases in the proportion of state and local public funds dedicated to corrections? To what extent has the private corrections industry influenced and driven national, state, and local policy regarding criminal justice policy and programs?

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