Director of the Program in Criminology and Sociology at the University of Texas at Dallas
Director of the Program in Criminology and Sociology at the University of Texas at DallasPROFILE
James Marquart
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FROM James Marquart
Which Way, L.A.?
California Begins Desegregating a Crowded Prison Population States like Texas and Oklahoma long ago ended racial segregation in their prisons. Now it’s California’s turn, after the Supreme Court ordered change. State prison officials have to bring white, black and Latino inmates together and still prevent rampant violence.
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