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The economic and social costs of rising us incarcerations. The crisis has persisted for so long that it has nearly become. The united states incarceration rate is now more than four times the world average, with about 2. The financial toll of mass incarceration on american. The distinctive features of african american mass incarceration 1. Every year from 1947 through the beginning of the 1970s approximately 200,000 people were incarcerated in the u. The cost of free prison tablets appalachian prison book project. Instead, it is the product of a generationold collective decision to become a more punitive society. The first fe ature of mass incarceration is simply the sheer numbers of. Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness by michelle alexander michelle alexander shows how you can change a system politically and legally, but without ever destroying its social roots. Books about criminal justice, curated by the marshall project staff. The distinctive features of african american mass incarceration. Apr 21, 2016 the united states incarceration rate is now more than four times the world average, with about 2. Feb 08, 2017 within the federal prison system, the war on drugs seems to explain the bulk of imprisonment and racial disparities as well.
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Mass incarcerations costs go beyond monetary measure. Black people in this country are imprisoned at more than 5 times the rate of whites. What we get wrong about mass imprisonment in america the. This notice publishes the annual determination of average cost of incarceration for the fiscal years fy 2016 and 2017. The definition of incarceration is the state of being confined in prison. Study reveals the financial impact of mass incarceration. Mass incarceration criminology oxford bibliographies. The social and moral cost of mass incarceration in african american communities dorothy e. Incarceration is a widely argued topic with many understood viewpoints, and it directly deals with three main important correctional topics which are deterrence, rehabilitation, and recidivism.
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