The 'Million Dollar Inmate': The Financial and Social Burden of Nonviolent Offenders

by Heather Ahn-Redding and Ahn-Redding Heather

Book Overview

The 'Million Dollar Inmate' highlights the financial and social costs of America's incarceration of non-violent offenders. Basing her insight on extensive research into the origins of our correctional systems, the visible and non-visible costs incurred by the practice of incarcerating non-violent offenders, and the goals of our prison system, Heather Ahn-Redding dares to expose flaws in current correctional practices and suggest ways they can...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739114964
• ISBN13: 9780739114964
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"