000			02970cam a2200397 i 4500
001			2014039670
003			DLC
005			20190729110308.0
008			141215s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2014039670
020			_a9780190211035 (hardback)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda _dDLC _dMvI
042			_apcc
043			_an-us---
050	0	0	_aHV9466 _b.L66 2015
082	0	0	_a365/.973 _223
084			_aSOC025000 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aLooman, Mary D.
245	1	2	_aA country called prison : _bmass incarceration and the making of a new nation / _cMary D. Looman, John D. Carl.
264		1	_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c[2015]
300			_axxiii, 232 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 209 -218) and index.
520			_a"The United States is the world leader in incarcerating citizens. 707 people out of every 100,000 are imprisoned. If those currently incarcerated in the US prison system were a country, it would be the 102nd most populated nation in the world. Aside from looking at the numbers, if we could look at prison from a new viewpoint, as its own country rather than an institution made up of walls and wires, policies and procedures, and legal statutes, what might we be able to learn? In A Country Called Prison, Mary Looman and John Carl attempt to answer this question by proposing a paradigm shift in the way that American society views mass incarceration. Weaving together sociological and psychological principles, theories of political reform, and real-life stories from experiences working in prison and with at-risk families, Looman and Carl form a foundation of understanding to demonstrate that prison is a culture, not purely an institution made up of fences, building, and policies. Prison continues well after incarceration, as ex-felons leave correctional facilities without legal identification of American citizenship, without money, and often return to impoverished neighborhoods. Imprisoned in the isolation of poverty, these legal aliens turn to illegal ways of providing for themselves and often return to prison. This situation is unsustainable and America is clearly facing an incarceration epidemic that requires a new perspective to eradicate it. A Country Called Prison offers concrete, doable, and economical suggestions to reform not only the prison system, but also to help prisoners return to a healthier life after incarceration"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aImprisonment _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aPrisons _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aPrisoners _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aCarl, John D.
948			_au604250
949			_aHV9466 .L66 2015 _wLC _c1 _hEY8Z _i33039001361681
596			_a1
903			_a32399
999			_c32399 _d32399