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1) Prisons
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Authors including current and former prisoners, relatives of inmates, and prison workers provide a variety of personal views about the efficacy and social impact of prisons today.
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In introducing ten essays by social scientists and legal experts on the ripple effects of the escalating incarceration rate on family relationships, Travis (Urban Institute) and Waul (National Center for Victims of Crime) note that this book reflects a commitment to expanding research in this area by the US government. Contributors discuss reentry challenges and recommendations for better serving this population. Annotation ♭2004 Book News, Inc.,...
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"The majority of female inmates are also mothers of children under the age of eighteen. These women don't stop being mothers when they receive a prison sentence, but in fact try a variety of means to maintain motherhood and mothering while away from their children. Based on research conducted in a women's prison, Mothering from the Inside reveals how inmate mothers find places for their children to live, manage relationships with caregivers, demonstrate...
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When most people think of prisoners, they think of men. Yet women are the fastest growing prison population. Perhaps more surprising, some 75% of women behind bars are mothers. Each year these mothers leave behind 350,000 children under the age of 18. More than half of mothers in state prisons never see their children during their incarceration. In The War on the Family, noted social rights activist Renny Golden shows that as a direct result of President...
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"Those who support capital punishment often claim that they do so because it provides justice and closure for the victims' families. In Capital Consequences, attorney Rachel King reminds us that there are other families and other victims who are excluded from the death penalty debate, and who should be considered." "Combining a narrative voice with vivid, passionate, and painful accounts of the families of death row inmates, the book describes how...
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Convicted of armed robbery, Martin was facing the death penalty. Terrified that his son would be sentenced to die, Phillip made a sacrifice to spare his son the ultimate punishment. Ironically, his suicide presented Martin with another chance at life; the jury, moved by Martin's loss, spared his life. This book chronicles Phillip's story.
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The United States imprisons far more people, total and per capita, and at a higher rate than any other country in the world. Among the more than 1.5 million Americans currently incarcerated, minorities and the poor are disproportionately represented. What?s more, they tend to come from just a few of the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in the country. While the political costs of this phenomenon remain poorly understood, it?s become increasingly clear...
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"One of the most prominent voices of her generation debuts with an extraordinarily powerful memoir: the story of a childhood defined by the ever looming absence of her incarcerated father and the path we must take to both honor and overcome our origins. For as long as she could remember, Ashley has put her father on a pedestal. Despite having only vague memories of seeing him face-to-face, she believes he's the only person in the entire world who...
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Over 2% of U.S. children under the age of 18--more than 1,700,000 children--have a parent in prison. These children experience very real disadvantages when compared to their peers: they tend to experience lower levels of educational success, social exclusion, and even a higher likelihood of their own future incarceration. Meanwhile, their new caregivers have to adjust to their new responsibilities as their lives change overnight, and the incarcerated...
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An unrelenting prison boom, marked by stark racial disparities, pulled a disproportionate number of young black men into prison in the last forty years. In Children of the Prison Boom, Sara Wakefield and Christopher Wildeman draw upon broadly representative survey data and interviews to describe the devastating effects of America's experiment in mass incarceration on a generation of vulnerable children tied to these men. In so doing, they show that...
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