All Articles tagged prisons

• Book Reviews
  December 08, 2020 CDT
  Book Review: “The Puzzle of Prison Order: Why Life Behind Bars Varies Around the World”
  Christopher Calton

  Christopher Calton reviews David Skarbek's insightful book on prison social order, which shows how informal governance systems form and operate in a surprising environment.

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• Book Reviews
  December 08, 2020 CDT
  Book Review: “From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America”
  Tate Fegley

  Tate Fegley reviews Elizabeth Hinton's book on mass incarceration, finding in it a good overview of US criminal justice from Kennedy to Reagan, but no clear, discernible thesis.

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