Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1 appearances
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Edition 60 (2018) Winner
James Forman Jr.
ジェームズ・フォーマン・ジュニア
Jēmuzu Fōman Junia
Aliases:
James Robert Lumumba Forman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-06-22 （New York City）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- New York City → Atlanta → Washington, D.C.
Career
- Occupations
- legal scholar, law professor, public defender, constitutional law scholar, educator
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- Yale Law School, Georgetown University, See Forever Foundation
- Memberships
- American Philosophical Society
- Nominations
- National Book Award longlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Yale Law School | — | Law | JD | — | United States |
Brown University
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
United States
Yale Law School
Law
Degree:
JD
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction | Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America | General Nonfiction | Columbia University | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
2018
Work:
Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America
Category:
General Nonfiction
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America
2017 NonfictionExamines tough-on-crime policies supported in many black communities in the 1970s but now contributing to mass incarceration. Argues for a holistic view of the criminal justice system and investments in jobs, housing, schools, and treatment.
mass incarcerationcrime policy in Black Americacriminal justice reform
Bibliography
- Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America
Legacy
Critic of mass incarceration in criminal justice, Pulitzer Prize winner. Co-founder of Maya Angelou School for troubled youth. Son of civil rights activist James Forman Sr., grandson of Jessica Mitford.
Academic Societies
- American Philosophical Society
Trivia
- Son of civil rights leader James Forman Sr.
- Grandson of writer Jessica Mitford.
- Clerked for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
- Co-founder of Maya Angelou Public Charter School.