My Brother Moochie - Regaining Dignity in the Face of Crime, Poverty, and Racism in the American South

At the age of nine, Issac J. Bailey saw his eldest brother arrested for committing murder, not to return from prison for thirty-two years. Bailey tells the story of their relationship and of his experience living in a family suffering guilt and shame. Drawing on sociological research as well as his expertise as a journalist, he seeks to answer the crucial question of why Moochie and many other young black men - including half of the ten boys in his own family - end up in the criminal justice system. What role did poverty, race, and faith play?