Punishment and Inclusion: Race, Membership, and the Limits of American Liberalism

by Andrew Dilts

Book Overview

At the start of the twenty-first century, 1 percent of the U.S. population is behind bars. An additional 3 percent is on parole or probation. In all but two states, incarcerated felons cannot vote, and in three states felon disenfranchisement is for life. More than 5 million adult Americans cannot vote because of a felony-class criminal conviction, meaning that more than 2 percent of otherwise eligible voters are stripped of their political rights...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823262421
• ISBN13: 9780823262427
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"