Locked down, locked out : why prison doesn't work and how we can do better / Maya Schenwar.

"35,000 Americans are arrested every day, and the number of prisoners has increased 500% over the last three decades. Truthout Executive Director Maya Schenwar shows that incarceration actually doesn't deter crime, looks at its devastating effect on families and communities, and offers more humane a...

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Main Author:	Schenwar, Maya
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, BK Currents Books, [2014]
Subjects:	Imprisonment > United States. Alternatives to imprisonment > United States. Corrections > United States. Criminals > Rehabilitation > United States. Justice, Administration of > United States. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General.
Physical Description:	vii, 228 pages ; 23 cm
Format:	Book