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Author Ahn-Redding, Heather.

Title The "million dollar inmate" : the financial and social burden of nonviolent offenders / Heather Ahn-Redding.

Publication Info. Lanham, MD : Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield Pub., [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-231) and index.
Contents Introduction and early sentencing : an introduction to the "million dollar inmate" -- Punishment in the twentieth century : run-on sentences -- Sentencing today : a sentence is a sentence--period! -- Prison conditions -- The financial costs of incarceration -- Expensive prisoners -- The social costs of incarceration : the hidden yet expensive side of prison -- Retribution : can we have our "just desert" and eat it too? -- Incapacitation : if we lock them up, maybe they'll just go away! -- Some specifics on deterrence, in general -- Prison rehabilitation and treatment : where is the correction in our correctional facilities? -- The benefits of incarceration--real and perceived -- Policy recommendations.
Summary What kinds of beliefs do most Americans hold about crime and violence, and where do these beliefs come from? What kinds of people are sent to prison_are the average inmates dangerous criminals, or are they involved in low-level drug-related, property, or public-order offenses? Who is ultimately paying for their time in prison? The 'Million Dollar Inmate' highlights the financial and social costs of America's incarceration of non-violent offenders. With its focus on the specific population of non-violent offenders, this book provides a unique, sociological approach to the problem of handling such a large population at such tremendous costs_paid, for the most part, by taxpayers. Basing her insight on extensive research into the origins of America's correctional systems, the visible and non-visible costs incurred by the practice of incarcerating non-violent offenders, and the goals of the prison system, Heather Ahn-Redding dares to expose flaws in current correctional practices and suggest ways they can be not only changed but also re-envisioned. Ideally suited to researchers, advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and policymakers.
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Subject Prisoners.
Prisoners.
Prisons.
Prisons.
Prison sentences.
Prison sentences.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Ahn-Redding, Heather. "Million dollar inmate". Lanham, MD : Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield Pub., ©2007 9780739114964 (DLC) 2007032099 (OCoLC)165081872
ISBN 9780739157756 (electronic book)
0739157752 (electronic book)
1282922033
9781282922037
9780739114964
0739114964