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Reviewed on May 1, 2021 | Social Sciences
The literature on Black people in the U.S. prison system has often focused on the incarceration of adults and ignored the thousands of children who are housed in adult jails. In his memoir, Manuel, who is Black, provides a firsthand look at how the nation treats these children. In 1991, a 14-year-old Manuel was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for shooting a young woman during a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More