Mass Incarceration in America : A Reference Handbook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Durso, Rachel M., author.

Series:

Contemporary World Issues.

Contemporary World Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisons--United States.

Prisons.

Mass incarceration--United States.

Mass incarceration.

Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Gain a greater understanding of the social, economic, and political forces responsible for the phenomenon of mass incarceration in America.

Contents:

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Background and History History of Prisons in the United States: Colonial Era to the Civil War Changes in Incarceration: Post Civil War to the 1960s Transition to the Modern Carceral State: 1960s to Present Conclusion References 2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions Incarceration and Inequality Contributors to Mass Incarceration The Criminal Justice System Problems with the Prison System Penal Reform and Decarceration Conclusion References 3. Perspectives Inside Out, Annalie Buscarino The Adultification of Black , Mercier Do It Differently, Megan S. Learning from Anger Management, Penni Walker Doyle The Empowerment Library, Nanna Bailey 4. Profiles People Angela Y. Davis (1944- ) John J. DiIulio, Jr. (1958- ) David Garland (1955- ) Ruth Wilson Gilmore (1950- ) George L. Kelling (1935-2019) Joan Petersilia (1951-2019) Sister Helen Prejean (1939- ) Lawrence W. Sherman (1949- ) Bryan Stevenson (1959- ) James Q. Wilson (1931-2012) Organizations The Innocence Project and Innocence Network The Marshall Project Prison Policy Initiative The Sentencing Project References 5. Data and Documents Data Figure 5.1: Total Prison Population, 1925-2023 Figure 5.2: State and Federal Prison Populations, 1980-2023 Figure 5.3: Change in Incarceration Rates, 1980-2023 Documents Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865) Gregg v. Georgia (1976) President Ronald Reagan's State of the Union Address (1985) President George H.W. Bush's Address at the National Peace Officers Memorial Day Service in Washington, DC (1989) Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (1996) Miller v. Alabama (2012) President Barack Obama's Remarks at the NAACP Conference in Philadelphia, PA (2015) References 6. Resources Books and Reports Journalism and Media Resources Places Websites and Databases References 7. Chronology Glossary Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9798765116746

1-4408-8143-X

9781440881435

OCLC:

1577549046