James Kilgore is an activist and writer based in Urbana, Illinois. He is a fellow with Media Justice, where he heads the Challenging E-Carceration project. He is also the co-director of FirstFollowers Reentry Program and the author of five books, including Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Right Struggle of Our Time, winner of a National Book Award.
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