OppressionSeptember 13, 1994
The 1994 Crime Bill
Sweeping legislation that accelerated incarceration and policing in Black communities.
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The web
Connections to other moments, systems, and investigations — the links rarely drawn together.
- enabled·ThreadMass Incarceration
The 1994 bill accelerated the prison boom.