Razing the Carceral State

The article discusses the U.S. penal system, mass imprisonment, and the criticisms against the U.S. carceral state. Topics include the extraordinary incarceration rate in the U.S. for the past 40 years, the reach of the carceral state which affects over eight million U.S. citizens that are under a f...

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Autor principal: Gottschalk, Marie (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
En: Social justice
Año: 2015, Volumen: 42, Número: 2, Páginas: 31-51
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Palabras clave:
Arrest > United States
Imprisonment > United States
Mass incarceration
Parole > United States
Prisons > United States
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Sumario:The article discusses the U.S. penal system, mass imprisonment, and the criticisms against the U.S. carceral state. Topics include the extraordinary incarceration rate in the U.S. for the past 40 years, the reach of the carceral state which affects over eight million U.S. citizens that are under a form of state control like jail, parole, and community sanctions, and the impact of the carceral state on the lives of citizens who have been arrested or jailed at least once in their lives.