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Essay / In "The New Jim Crow and Home..." by Michelle Alexander...
With no job prospects and no imminent (often immediate) shelter, what choice does a convicted criminal have but to return to the crime he committed? Drugs, although legal, provide them with income and a way to support themselves. Throughout The House We Live In, viewers see young black youths with no job prospects within their poor communities turn to drugs and drug distribution. Once they return from prison, they are forced to return to the same