Imprisoning America The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration

More than half a million prisoners in the United States are released to their home communities each year. What are the social costs to the communities from which this vast incarcerated population comes. "Imprisoning America goes beyond a narrow focus on crime to examine the connections between incarceration and family formation, labor markets, political participation, and community well-being. An interdisciplinary group of leading researchers illustrate that the experience of incarceration itself negatively affects diverse aspects of social membership, and may actually increase crime rates, threatening the public safety it was designed to secure. "Imprisoning America highlights the pressing need for new policies to support ex-prisoners and the families and communities to which they return.Pattillo, Mary E. is the author of 'Imprisoning America The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration', published 2004 under ISBN 9780871546524 and ISBN 0871546523.