RT Book
T1 Too easy to keep: life-sentenced prisoners and the future of mass incarceration
A1 Herbert, Steven Kelly 1959-
LA English
PP Berkeley, CA
PB University of California Press
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1671201809
AB "'Some guys don't break any rules. They do their jobs, they go to school, they don't commit any infractions, they keep their cells clean and tidy, and they follow the rules. And usually those are our LWOPs [life without parole]. They're usually our easiest keepers.' Too Easy to Keep provides directs much-needed attention toward a neglected group of American prisoners--the large and growing population of those inmates serving life sentences. Relying heavily on extensive interviews with lifers and with prison staff, Too Easy to Keep charts the challenges that a life sentence poses--both to the prisoners and to the staffers charged with caring for them. Surprisingly, many lifers show remarkable resilience and craft lives of notable purpose. Yet their eventual decline will pose challenges for the institutions that house them. Rich in data, Too Easy to Keep illustrates the harsh consequences of excessive sentences and demonstrates a keen need to reconsider punishment policy"--Provided by publisher
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HV9469
SN 9780520971875
K1 Prisoners : Social aspects : United States
K1 Social Science / Criminology
K1 american prisoners
K1 challenges
K1 crafting lives of notable purpose
K1 dying in prison
K1 eventual decline
K1 excessive sentences
K1 growing population
K1 harsh consequences
K1 inmates
K1 institutions
K1 jail
K1 life in prison
K1 life without parole
K1 lifers
K1 neglected
K1 prison staff
K1 prison
K1 reconsider punishment policy
K1 serving life sentences
K1 USA : Strafvollzug : Lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe
DO 10.1525/9780520971875