
Since the mid-1970s, the U.S. has turned to increased incarceration to fight crime -- more than 2 million Americans are now behind bars in state and federal prisons and jails. Whether increased incarceration has reduced crime, how prisoners are being treated, and the rise of prison labor are among the issues under discussion in this anthology.
Page Count:
192
Publication Date:
2004-01-01
ISBN-10:
0737722150
ISBN-13:
9780737722154
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