Prisons and Prison Life: Costs and Consquences

By Joycelyn M. Pollock

Book Overview

Joycelyn M. Pollock's Prisons and Prison Life: Costs and Consequences describes and analyzes prisons and the costs of imprisonment for all involved. Beginning with a short history of imprisonment in the U.S., the text covers all aspects of prisons, including profiles of prisoners, a description of life in prison, women's prisons, correctional officers, management issues, and re-entry. The use of first-person quotes enriches the discussion and personalizes the issues. Statistics are current, and topical issues such as private prisons, super-max prisons, and AIDS in prison are discussed. Special features include: * A detailed and comprehensive discussion of the history of imprisonment rates and its impact on other areas of government spending. * A chapter on the "drug war" and how it has contributed to the explosive growth of prisons and affected the subcultures inside prisons. * A chapter on the emerging problem of re-entry and how we must be prepared to accept back into society thousands of offenders who were given long sentences in the early 1980s. * A discussion of how women's prisons are different from men's and the unique management issues associated with prisons for women. * A detailed chapter on prisoner rights and the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act. * Review questions to stimulate discussion or for testing purposes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195332210
• ISBN13: 9780195332216
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.9" x 0.8" x 8.9"