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The Vicious Circle: Race, Prison, Jobs, and Community in Chicago, Illinois, and the Nation

The creation of a "permanently criminalized underclass" is examined. An executive summary and the following seven parts comprise this report: race and the mass incarceration policy decision -- the rise of "Prison [and Ex-Offender] Nation"; race, prison, higher education, and the war on drugs in Illinois and Chicago; race, poverty, ex-offenders, and the leading return communities in Chicago and Illinois; racial reparations in reverse -- the color and geography of prison growth; labor market consequences for ex-offenders; mass incarceration as self-fulfilling prophecy; and conclusion and recommendations. Accession Number: 018789

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