Milwaukee 53206 : a community serves time

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"The United States has the most prisoners of any nation in the world both in raw numbers and by percentage of the population. These numbers are further compounded within Milwaukee's mostly African-...

"The United States has the most prisoners of any nation in the world both in raw numbers and by percentage of the population. These numbers are further compounded within Milwaukee's mostly African-American 53206 zip code, where 62% of adult men have spent time in prison, making this America's most incarcerated Zip code. Milwaukee 53206 tells the story of those affected by mass incarceration in this community. ... These intimate stories reveal how a community fights to move forward even as a majority of its young men end up in prison. Milwaukee 53206 examines how decades of poverty, unemployment, and a lack of opportunity has contributed to the crisis of mass incarceration in this community and communities across the nation."--Container.

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