Description: Country Called Prison : Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation, Hardcover by Looman, Mary D.; Carl, John D., ISBN 0190211032, ISBN-13 9780190211035, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "The United States is the world leader in incarceration. We imprison 716 people out of every 100,000 - compare that to Canada (118), France (101), Mexico (210), Japan (51)... even Russia can only manage a prison population rate of 472. The total US prison population is over million, greater than the population of 100 different countries. In fact, if the US prison system were a country, it would be the 142nd most populous nation on earth, falling between Jamaica and Namibia. But besides comparisons based on sheer numbers, what might we learn if we viewed prison as a country? In A Country Called Prison, Mary Looman and John Carl will use this question as the starting point for a novel thought experiment"--
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Book Title: Country Called Prison : Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Social Work, Penology
Publication Year: 2015
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Author: Mary D. Looman, John D. Carl
Item Length: 6.3 in
Item Width: 9.5 in
Format: Hardcover