Race to Incarcerate
Race to Incarcerate by Marc Mauer, published by The New Press in 2006, is a revised edition that provides an updated examination of the intersection of race, class, and the criminal justice system in America. This 240-page book presents a detailed analysis of three decades of prison expansion, highlighting the significant growth in the number of prisons and jails and the reliance on incarceration as a solution to social and economic issues.
In this edition, Mauer includes newly written material addressing developments during the Bush administration, along with updated statistics, graphs, and charts that illustrate the impact of the “get tough” movement. The book documents the financial and human costs associated with mass incarceration and advocates for more humane and effective alternatives within the realms of social science, sociology, and criminology. Readers will find a thorough exploration of the complexities surrounding penology and the urgent need for reform in the criminal justice system.
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In this revised edition of his seminal book on race, class, and the criminal justice system, Marc Mauer, executive director of one of the United States’ leading criminal justice reform organizations, offers the most up-to-date look available at three decades of prison expansion in America.
Including newly written material on recent developments under the Bush administration and updated statistics, graphs, and charts throughout, the book tells the tragic story of runaway growth in the number of prisons and jails and the overreliance on imprisonment to stem problems of economic and social development. Called “sober and nuanced” by Publishers Weekly, Race to Incarcerate documents the enormous financial and human toll of the “get tough” movement, and argues for more humane—and productive—alternatives.
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