Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States
Written by a highly respected team of authors brought together by the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) and The Sentencing Project, this book provides accessible insights into the pressing social problem of 50 years of mass incarceration in the United States. It proposes actionable solutions for the severity and cost of punishment, problems during imprisonment, problems with release and reentry, and other persistent punishments like exclusion from voting and collateral consequences for children of incarcerated parents.