The following states use class A or level 1 to distinguish the highest or most severe felony crimes: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Caroli...
31 Michael Tonry, Malign Neglect: Race, Class, and Punishment in America (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995), 17. 88 Dædalus Summer 2010 32 Michael Tonry and Matthew Melewski, "The Malign Effects of Drug and Crime Control Policies on Black Americans," Crime & Justice 37 (2008):...