Mass Incarceration in the 21st Century

Realities and Reflections
Herausgeber: Conyers, Addrain; Leigey, Margaret E; Lynn, Vanessa

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Produktbeschreibung

This reader presents a comprehensive review of the research on mass incarceration as it relates to causes, impact, and solutions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 785g
• ISBN-13: 9781032228136
• ISBN-10: 103222813X
• Artikelnr.: 67822092

Autorenporträt

Addrain Conyers, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Marist College. His scholarship focuses on public administration, social deviance, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Vanessa Lynn, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Marist College. Her research interests include correctional rehabilitation programs, narrative criminology and restorative justice circles. Margaret E. Leigey, Ph.D. is a Professor of Criminology at The College of New Jersey. Her research focuses on the correctional experiences of special populations, including older people, individuals serving life sentences, women, and juveniles incarcerated in adult facilities.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Realities of Mass Incarceration
Vanessa Lynn, Margaret Leigey, and Addrain Conyers
Section I: Laws and Policies
1. The Procedural Architecture of Mass Incarceration
Justin Murray
2. Bail, Pretrial Detention, and Mass Incarceration
Karen F. Lahm
3. Immigration in an Era of Mass Incarceration
Tania N. Valdez
4. Life Imprisonment as a Hallmark of Mass Incarceration
Ashley Nellis
5. Reflection: Growing up on the Inside
Terrence J. Graham
Section II: Life Inside
1. Solitary Confinement: Controversies and Reforms in Restrictive
Housing
Megan Demarest and Hannah G. Cortina
2. Death and Dying Experiences of Long-Serving Individuals
Ronald H. Aday, Meredith Huey Dye, and Nicole Cook
3. Women's Imprisoned Bodies: Perceptions of Carceral Food Quality and
Impact on Health for Self and Children
April N. Terry and Kelli Grant
4. The Mass Incarceration of LGBTQ Persons
Jeffery P. Dennis
5. Reflection: Working in the Prison Library During Covid-19
Janette Richardson
Section III: Prison Education
1. The History and Operation of Prison Education Programs Today
Ashley M. Appleby
2. Prison Education, Democracy, and Solidarity
Briana McGinnis and Kaitlyn Victoria
3. Reflection: Reflections on the Design, Administration, and Value of a
Prison-College Course
Benjamin Meade
4. Reflection: Inside-Out
Kaelyn Sanders
Section IV: Youth and Families
1. The Juvenile Justice System's Role in the Persistence of Mass
Incarceration in America
Kristan Russell, William Ash-Houchen, Shantae M. Motley, and Vineeth
Vijayan
2. At the Breaking Point: The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Families
Deirdre Caputo-Levine and Diamond Guitar-Judd
3. Reflection: Transported to the Troubled Teen Industry
Heather E. Mooney
4. Reflection: Musings on School Communities, Information Evasion, and
the Children of Incarcerated Parents
LeAnna T. Luney and Maya Luney-Ballew
Section V: Impacts and Consequences
1. Collateral Consequences: The Intended and Unintended Burdens of
Incarceration
Cody Warner and Nikki Michaels
2. The Racial History and Contemporary Impacts of Felon
Disenfranchisement
Elyshia Aseltine
3. Trapped in an Epicenter: COVID-19's Impact on People Incarcerated in
Prisons
Tiana M. Herring
4. Reflection: Punitive Responses to Juvenile Behavior
April N. Terry
Section VI: Reentry
1. Reuniting Justice-Involved Fathers to their Families - The Impact on
Desistance
Patricia Becker and Lin Liu
2. The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Re-Entry
Andrea Belá¿ová,Tereza Trejbalová, and Jan Tomáek
3. Embracing Hope: Stories of Successful Reentry Experiences
Emily I. Troshynski and Carolyn Willis
4. Reflection: The Reality of Reentry
Emily Sorenson
Section VII: Ending Mass Incarceration
1. Mass incarceration, reproductive injustice, and the need for
abolitionist solutions
Ashley Kilmer and Maria João Lobo Antunes
2. "Today's Lynching is Incarceration": Critical Race Theory, Mass
Incarceration, and Prison Abolition
Yola Gomez and Paddy Farr
3. Enacting a World Beyond Policing
Alia Nahra
4. Decriminalizing Substance Use Disorders to Combat Mass Incarceration
Leslie Scott
5. Reflection: Prisons we do not deserve
Arne Kvernvik Nilsen