Full Description
This reader presents a comprehensive review of the research on mass incarceration as it relates to causes, impact, and solutions. Assembling contributions from leading experts in a variety of disciplines as well as the voices of directly impacted people, the editors have created a diverse collection of chapters addressing prison, punishment, incarceration, reentry, and reintegration embedded in the context of the ever-evolving discussion around ending mass incarceration.
The effects of the exponential prison growth in the United States over more than 50 years have been catastrophic, resulting in disparities that especially plague the poor, communities of color, and women. Mass incarceration is a culmination of policies and practices that benefit the privileged praxis and consequently disproportionally disenfranchise marginalized communities. The ideology affects every stage of the criminal justice system, from policing to release, and this book meets the need to expand the examination beyond departments of corrections to explore the administration behind laws, biased practices, and an unforgiving societal stigma. It deepens comprehension and engagement with concise and accessible readings that offer nuance and provoke thought.
The book is ideal as a primary or supplementary textbook for corrections, prisons, or penology courses, as well as courses focused on law, policy, sociology, social work, and social justice. It also will serve as a valuable reference book for any individual searching for knowledge on the past, present, and future of mass incarceration.
Contents
Introduction: Realities of Mass Incarceration
Vanessa Lynn, Margaret Leigey, and Addrain Conyers
Section I: Laws and Policies
The Procedural Architecture of Mass Incarceration
Justin Murray
Bail, Pretrial Detention, and Mass Incarceration
Karen F. Lahm
Immigration in an Era of Mass Incarceration
Tania N. Valdez
Life Imprisonment as a Hallmark of Mass Incarceration
Ashley Nellis
Reflection: Growing up on the Inside
Terrence J. Graham
Section II: Life Inside
Solitary Confinement: Controversies and Reforms in Restrictive Housing
Megan Demarest and Hannah G. Cortina
Death and Dying Experiences of Long-Serving Individuals
Ronald H. Aday, Meredith Huey Dye, and Nicole Cook
Women's Imprisoned Bodies: Perceptions of Carceral Food Quality and Impact on Health for Self and Children
April N. Terry and Kelli Grant
The Mass Incarceration of LGBTQ Persons
Jeffery P. Dennis
Reflection: Working in the Prison Library During Covid-19
Janette Richardson
Section III: Prison Education
The History and Operation of Prison Education Programs Today
Ashley M. Appleby
Prison Education, Democracy, and Solidarity
Briana McGinnis and Kaitlyn Victoria
Reflection: Reflections on the Design, Administration, and Value of a Prison-College Course
Benjamin Meade
Reflection: Inside-Out
Kaelyn Sanders
Section IV: Youth and Families
The Juvenile Justice System's Role in the Persistence of Mass Incarceration in America
Kristan Russell, William Ash-Houchen, Shantae M. Motley, and Vineeth Vijayan
At the Breaking Point: The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Families
Deirdre Caputo-Levine and Diamond Guitar-Judd
Reflection: Transported to the Troubled Teen Industry
Heather E. Mooney
Reflection: Musings on School Communities, Information Evasion, and the Children of Incarcerated Parents
LeAnna T. Luney and Maya Luney-Ballew
Section V: Impacts and Consequences
Collateral Consequences: The Intended and Unintended Burdens of Incarceration
Cody Warner and Nikki Michaels
The Racial History and Contemporary Impacts of Felon Disenfranchisement
Elyshia Aseltine
Trapped in an Epicenter: COVID-19's Impact on People Incarcerated in Prisons
Tiana M. Herring
Reflection: Punitive Responses to Juvenile Behavior
April N. Terry
Section VI: Reentry
Reuniting Justice-Involved Fathers to their Families - The Impact on Desistance
Patricia Becker and Lin Liu
The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Re-Entry
Andrea Beláňová,Tereza Trejbalová, and Jan Tomášek
Embracing Hope: Stories of Successful Reentry Experiences
Emily I. Troshynski and Carolyn Willis
Reflection: The Reality of Reentry
Emily Sorenson
Section VII: Ending Mass Incarceration
Mass incarceration, reproductive injustice, and the need for abolitionist solutions
Ashley Kilmer and Maria João Lobo Antunes
"Today's Lynching is Incarceration": Critical Race Theory, Mass Incarceration, and Prison Abolition
Yola Gomez and Paddy Farr
Enacting a World Beyond Policing
Alia Nahra
Decriminalizing Substance Use Disorders to Combat Mass Incarceration
Leslie Scott
Reflection: Prisons we do not deserve
Arne Kvernvik Nilsen
