Country Called Prison : Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation, Ha...-image

Country Called Prison : Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation, Ha...

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Item Weight: 18.1 Oz Item Width: 9.5 in ISBN: 9780190211035 width: 9.5 in Genre: Social Science Item Length: 6.3 in Author: Mary D. Looman, John D. Carl Number of Pages: 288 Pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Topic: Social Work, Penology Item Height: 0.7 in Illustrator: Yes Language: English Publication Year: 2015 Format: Hardcover height: 0.7 in Book Title: Country Called Prison : Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation

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Country Called Prison : Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation, Ha.... "The United States is the world leader in incarceration. The total US prison population is over million, greater than the population of 100 different countries. In fact, if the US prison system were a country, it would be the 142nd most populous nation on earth, falling between Jamaica and Namibia. Country Called Prison : Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation, Hardcover by Looman, Mary D.; Carl, John D., ISBN 0190211032, ISBN-13 9780190211035, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "The United States is the world leader in incarceration. We imprison 716 people out of every 100,000 - compare that to Canada (118), France (101), Mexico (210), Japan (51)... even Russia can only manage a prison population rate of 472. The total US prison population is over million, greater than the population of 100 different countries. In fact, if the US prison system were a country, it would be the 142nd most populous nation on earth, falling between Jamaica and Namibia. But besides comparisons based on sheer numbers, what might we learn if we viewed prison as a country? In A Country Called Prison, Mary Looman and John Carl will use this question as the starting point for a novel thought experiment"--

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