Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor of the United States Supreme Court. He has worked as a law clerk for Judge William Norris of the U.S.
The book explores how prominent black officials in the '70s "feared that the gains of the civil rights movement were being undermined by lawlessness - and thus embraced tough-on-crime measures." These measures bear direct effect on our devastatingly flawed judicial system today, and Locking Up Our Own is an important addition to the national conversation about race, law enforcement, and justice.įorman is currently a law professor at Yale University. public defender, Forman shares the stories of politicians, community activists, police officers, defendants, and crime victims to create a portrait of crime and punishment in an America where racism is still very much the norm. Fellow 2018 nominees include Notes on a Foreign Country by Suzy Hansen and The Evolution of Beauty by Richard O. This book examines the historical roots of contemporary criminal justice in the United States in an effort to understand why the war on crime of the 1970s was supported by many black leaders. was named the winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. In an announcement made on Monday from Columbia University in New York City, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment and Black America by James Forman Jr.
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