2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I have parts of this read thisand gave up because I already knew a lot of the information. I will complete and probably will learn a thing or two in the process.

I would love to join this buddy read if possible!

I read this a couple of years ago but would love to revisit it. I'll try to work it in in the next 1-2 weeks.

This has been on my TBR shelf for the last 3 years and I'd like to join.

On chapter 2. The War on Drugs is even more depressing than I thought. The section on SWAT raids was horrifying. I am glad that the state I live in has decriminalized marijuana and is going to expunge thousands of crimal records of people convicted of simple possession of small amounts of marijuana. Majority of people convicted were people of color. So this will help restore some justice to the system.

As I recall, she states there is proof of the FBI running drugs into "ghetto" areas where people of color tend to live. Am I misremembering?

I didn't catch that. I did a search for FBI in my kindle book and I didn't see anything regarding the FBI and drug running.

Therese wrote: "I didn't catch that. I did a search for FBI in my kindle book and I didn't see anything regarding the FBI and drug running."

Oops! My bad! Evidently got that from another nonfiction book...of course, now I wonder WHICH one! :)

Almost done with this book. She has some interesting thoughts on affirmative action.

Finished. HIghly recommended. Not only does she identify the causes of mass incarceration, but she has some ideas on what to do about it.

Hi all of you, I’d like to join this buddy read (I know, too late)! I’m really curious about the subject of this book and will pick this one up tonight.

Trisha wrote: "Hi all of you, I’d like to join this buddy read (I know, too late)! I’m really curious about the subject of this book and will pick this one up tonight."
This is a very informative book. I hope you read it regardless of whether you do this as a buddy read or not.

Therese wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Hi all of you, I’d like to join this buddy read (I know, too late)! I’m really curious about the subject of this book and will pick this one up tonight."
This is a very informative b..."

Truly very informative! I’m more than 50% done and tbh, this book has changed my perspective towards everyday things. I’m shocked as to how before reading this book, I felt racism and casteism were ‘almost’ things of the past. And now I can’t prevent myself from feeling sad and angry at the same time!

I finished this book and it is excelent. I am so glad that IL decriminalized pot and is going to expunge the records of low-level pot offenders. The War on Drugs needs to end,