This country’s criminal justice system was born from policies, implicit biases, and societal structures that promote racial disparities. Our seventh “Let’s Talk About” is on mass incarceration and includes resources on its roots and its alternatives. Teaching about mass incarceration pushes students to reimagine models of justice that are restorative and liberating, rather than oppressive. Crack Addicts Get Mass IncarcerationWhat the Insanity of Mass Incarceration Has Done To UsOutside ResourcesThe Destructive Lie Behind “Mass Incarceration” (Time)How the School-to-Prison Pipeline Is Created (Atlantic)Jay Z – The War on Drugs: From Prohibition to Gold Rush (Drug Policy Alliance)Discussion Questions1. How is someone’s race, sexual orientation, physical or mental abilities, or gender identity treated in this country’s criminal justice system?