In the past, Jim Crow laws were laws in the Southern United States that enforced segregation. It was supposed to be a “separate but equal” status for blacks and whites. However, conditions for black Americans were consistently underfunded and substandard compared to conditions for white Americans. Michelle Alexander calls the war on drugs “the new Jim Crow” because there are flaws in the criminal justice system that targets black men more than white men. This war on drugs targets black men in many ways, including the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, which provided more severe punishments for distributing crack cocaine (more commonly associated with black men) than pure cocaine (more commonly associated with black men). upper class whites). Civil penalties, such as being barred from living in public housing or getting student loans, also accompany harsh prison sentences. Michelle Alexander writes about the effects of mass incarceration on Black Americans in the United States. Michelle Alexander explains that the Jim Crow laws of the past are functionally equivalent to today's mass incarceration practices. There is a racially disproportionate impact of the War on Drugs, which has led to increased incarceration rates. Then, after incarceration, there are harsh effects on the rights of Black Americans, including the right to vote, serve on juries, the right to receive