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American Purgatory: Prison Imperialism and the Rise of Mass Incarceration

By Benjamin D. Weber, Compass Cartographic, Ayo Y. Scott (Illustrator)
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By Benjamin D. Weber, Compass Cartographic, Ayo Y. Scott (Illustrator)
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A groundbreaking look at how America exported mass incarceration around the globe, from a rising young historian

“American Purgatory will forever change how we understand the rise of mass incarceration. It will forever change how we understand this country.” —Clint Smith, bestselling author of How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

In this explosive new book, historian Benjamin Weber reveals how the story of American prisons is inextricably linked to th...

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