Mass Incarceration, Race and Justice, is a 3-credit elective offered to BSW students. A study of the historical roots of mass incarceration. We examine the present crisis including mass incarceration’s impact on BIPOC communities, poor people and immigrants. We explore the lived experience of incarceration through a) presentations from formerly incarcerated individuals, their families and community members and b) the writing, art, and music of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people. The course goes on to address particular issues related to incarceration including the criminalization of immigration, the death penalty, solitary confinement, and the imprisonment of women. We conclude with an examination of restorative justice, systems of justice alternative to mass incarceration, and various legal, programmatic and community-based initiatives that address mass incarceration.