Coal, Cages, Crisis: The Rise of the Prison Economy in Central Appalachia by Judah Schept

Coal, Cages, Crisis: The Rise of the Prison Economy in Central Appalachia

Judah Schept

320 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history politics sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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As the United States began the project of mass incarceration, rural communities turned to building prisons as a strategy for economic development. More than 350 prisons have been built in the U.S. since 1980, with certain regions of the country ac...

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