A country called prison : mass incarceration and the making of a new nation /

"The United States is the world leader in incarcerating citizens. 707 people out of every 100,000 are imprisoned. If those currently incarcerated in the US prison system were a country, it would be the 102nd most populated nation in the world. Aside from looking at the numbers, if we could look...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Looman, Mary D. (Author), Carl, John D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Imprisonment > United States > History.
Prisons > United States > History.
Prisoners > United States > History.
Emprisonnement > États-Unis > Histoire.
Prisons > États-Unis > Histoire.
Prisonniers > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Work.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Imprisonment
Prisoners
Prisons
Fångar.
Fängelser.
United States
Förenta staterna.
History
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; A Country Called Prison; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction to the Country Called Prison; Chapter 2 What Makes Prisons a Country?; Chapter 3 Who Are the People of the Country Called Prison?; Chapter 4 Living in the Country Called Prison; Chapter 5 Visiting America from the Country Called Prison; Chapter 6 Emigrating from the Country Called Prison; Chapter 7 Assimilating the Country Called Prison; Appendix: Summary of Proposals; Bibliography; Index.

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