Articles by Rose Heyer
- Thirty-Two Years After Attica: Many More Blacks in Prison but not as Guards
Article discusses how rural prison expansion contributes to long-standing racial disparities between correctional officers and incarcerated people.
Sep 25, 2003 - North Carolina Prison Construction
A series of maps of North Carolina showing incarceration rates and prison expansion over time by county.
Sep 1, 2003
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