From Harlem to Ferguson: LBJ's War on Crime and America's Prison Crisis

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Michael W. Flamm

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Graph represents a timeline of the incarcerated number of Americans relative to the general population.

United States Incarceration Rate

Graph represents a timeline of the incarcerated number of Americans relative to the general population.

This illustrates the expansion of prisons over 100 years.

U.S. Prison Expansion, 1900-2000

This illustrates the expansion of prisons over 100 years.

Chart of Black imprisonment rates in 2000 and 2009.

Black Imprisonment Rate Chart, 2000 & 2009

Black imprisonment rates in 2000 and 2009, a comparison.

A chart of states with the highest rates of female incarceration, 2009.

U.S. Incarceration Rates of Females, 2009

A chart of states with the highest rates of female incarceration, 2009.

A Map of the U.S. States and their incarceration rates in 2008.

Map of U.S. States by Incarceration Rates, 2008

A Map of the U.S. States and their incarceration rates in 2008.

The total incarceration in the U.S. by year.

Incarcerated Americans, 1920-2013

The total incarceration in the U.S. by year.

Percent of U.S. male citizens incarcerated in 2009 by race.

U.S. Males Incarcerated, 2009

Percent of U.S. male citizens incarcerated in 2009 by race.

Chart places the U.S. in comparison with other nations in terms of incarceration.

World Prison Population List

Chart places the U.S. in comparison with other nations in terms of incarceration.

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