Prison State: The Challenge of Mass Incarceration

by Anne Morrison Piehl and Bert Useem

Book Overview

During the past 25 years, the prison population in America shot upward to reach a staggering 1.53 million by 2005. This book takes a broad, critical look at incarceration, the huge social experiment of American society. The authors investigate the causes and consequences of the prison buildup, often challenging previously held notions from scholarly and public discourse. By examining such themes as social discontent, safety and security within prisons,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521713390
• ISBN13: 9780521713399
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"