Warfare in the American Homeland: Policing and Prison in a Penal Democracy

by Joy James and Carol Gilbert

The United States has more than two million people locked away in federal, state, and local prisons. Although most of the U.S. population is non-Hispanic and white, the vast majority of the incarcerated--and policed--is not. In this compelling collection, scholars, activists, and current and former prisoners examine the sensibilities that enable a penal democracy to thrive. Some pieces are new to this volume; others are classic critiques of U.S. state...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822339234
• ISBN13: 9780822339236
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"