The hidden subsidies of rural prisons: Race, space and the politics of cumulative disadvantage

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This paper links the rise of a punitive punishment regime that disproportionately targets poor, urban minorities and the increasing use of rural spaces to warehouse prisoners. Preliminary evidence from a unique dataset across three states suggests that housing large, institutionalized prison populat...

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Autor principal: Walker, Hannah L. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Thorpe, Rebecca U. ; Anderson, John-Paul ; Christensen, Emily K.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
En: Punishment & society
Año: 2017, Volumen: 19, Número: 4, Páginas: 393-416
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Criminal Justice
Political Economy
Rural prisons
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Sumario:This paper links the rise of a punitive punishment regime that disproportionately targets poor, urban minorities and the increasing use of rural spaces to warehouse prisoners. Preliminary evidence from a unique dataset across three states suggests that housing large, institutionalized prison populations inflates population counts in otherwise shrinking rural areas and operates as a hidden subsidy for rural counties with prison infrastructure. Prisons contribute to the immediate economic viability of predominantly white, lower class rural areas, despite devastating costs borne elsewhere.
ISSN:1741-3095
DOI:10.1177/1462474516660694