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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-10144085808X

ISBN-139781440858086

eBay Product ID (ePID)18038504976

Product Key Features

Number of Pages200 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePunishing the Vulnerable : Discrimination in American Prisons

SubjectDiscrimination, Discrimination & Race Relations, Sociology / General, Civil Rights, Penology, Criminal Law / Sentencing, Criminology

Publication Year2019

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLaw, Political Science, Social Science

AuthorJeremiah Wade-Olson

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight16.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2018-058134

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments A Brief Note on Language and Identity Introduction: America's Prisons: A Portrait of the Vulnerable Chapter 1 "Crime" and Moral Panics Chapter 2 Discretion and Punishment Chapter 3 Punishing the Poor Chapter 4 Punishing the Sick Chapter 5 Punishing Race Chapter 6 Punishing Immigrants Chapter 7 Punishing Drug Use Chapter 8 Punishing Families Chapter 9 Instead of Prisons Technical Appendix References Index

SynopsisFew studies look at the treatment of those inside America's prisons. Discussing race discrimination alongside gender, ethnic, and religious discrimination in contemporary American prisons, this book finds that correctional staff are swayed by stereotypes in their treatment of inmates. The American Dream is that anyone who works hard enough can be successful. It is a dream premised on equal opportunity; however, millions of racial, ethnic, religious, and gender minorities have found their opportunities for success limited--even in prison. What accounts for the discriminatory treatment of people who are already imprisoned? Relying on national data and interviews conducted by the author, this book argues that American prisons are not a tool for justice but a tool for the persecution of the weak by the powerful. The book details how African American, American Indian, and Hispanic inmates receive harsher punishments, including solitary confinement, and fewer rehabilitative programs, such as substance abuse treatment and mental health counseling. It also examines other injustices, including how female inmates suffer from a lack of rehabilitative services, Muslim inmates are placed in solitary confinement for practicing their religious beliefs, American Indians are disproportionately punished, and undocumented immigrants are forced from prison to prison in the middle of the night., The American Dream is that anyone who works hard enough can be successful. It is a dream premised on equal opportunity; however, millions of racial, ethnic, religious, and gender minorities have found their opportunities for success limited--even in prison. What accounts for the discriminatory treatment of people who are already imprisoned? Relying on national data and interviews conducted by the author, this book argues that American prisons are not a tool for justice but a tool for the persecution of the weak by the powerful. The book details how African American, American Indian, and Hispanic inmates receive harsher punishments, including solitary confinement, and fewer rehabilitative programs, such as substance abuse treatment and mental health counseling. It also examines other injustices, including how female inmates suffer from a lack of rehabilitative services, Muslim inmates are placed in solitary confinement for practicing their religious beliefs, American Indians are disproportionately punished, and undocumented immigrants are forced from prison to prison in the middle of the night.

LC Classification NumberHV9950.W324 2019