Down these mean streets by Thomas, Piri 

Paperback(Vintage, 1997)

BTSB #: 879302 Available

Dewey: 974.7/BAges: 16-18   
Lexile: 820

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Subjects: Thomas, Piri,|d1928-2011 Puerto Ricans - New York (State) - New York - Biography Vulgarity in popular culture Drug abuse Criminals - Biography Prisons Sexual intercourse Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography

Summary: As he recounts the journey that took him from adolescence in El Barrio to a lock-up in Sing Sing to the freedom that comes of self-acceptance, faith, and inner confidence, Piri Thomas gives a frank tale of street life and the dream of escaping it.

Guarding supermax prisons [HIghly guarded places]by Spalding, Maddie 

BTSB Prebound(Child's World, 2017)

BTSB #: 837116 Available

Dewey: 365/NAges: 8-11   
AR: 4.6 MG Lexile: 710 F&P: W

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Subjects: Prisons

Summary: See what goes into safely securing and guarding some of the world's most violent criminals in supermax prisons.

Mass incarceration, black men, and the fight for justice [Issues in action (Read Woke Books)]by Lewis, Cicely 

BTSB Prebound(Lerner, 2022)

BTSB #: 568332 Available

Dewey: 365/NAges: 9-14   
AR: 6.8 MG Lexile: 1080

Genres:

Subjects: Prisons African American prisoners Discrimination in administration of criminal justice United States - Race relations

Summary: The US criminal justice system disproportionately targets black men, resulting in much higher incarceration rates and impacts that can last a lifetime. Readers learn this system's history and context and ways they can help.