Despite 15 years of reform efforts, the incarceration rate in the United States remains at an unprecedented high level. This book provides the first comprehensive survey of these reforms and explains why they have proven to be ineffective.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
Figures and Tables.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: An Era of Treading Water.
1: The Great U.S. Imprisonment Boom, 1973–2000.
2: War on Drugs: Escalation and (Equivocal) De-Escalation.
3: The Early Release “Revolution”.
4: Justice Reinvestment: Dominant Reform Model of the Treading Water Era.
5: Federal Sentencing in the Age of Bush and Obama.
6: Sentencing in the Supreme Court.
7: California: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?.
