Prison race / Renford Reese.

Author/creator Reese, Renford, 1967-
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2006.
Descriptionx, 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Racism in criminal justice administration--United States.
African American prisoners.
Crime and race--United States.
Racism--United States.
African American prisoners--California.
Corrections--California.

Contents Introduction -- Methodology -- Overview -- 1. Social injustice -- Freedom and justice -- Social justice theory -- Critical race theory -- Race and the criminal justice system -- Scales of justice -- References -- 2. The race card -- An American dilemma -- The Willie Horton effect -- Demonization of the other -- Race cases -- Racial disparities -- References -- 3. The life of an inmate -- Inmate-guard relationships -- Race, gangs, and violence -- Self-improvement -- State of mind -- Family relations -- Inmate-female companion relationships -- 4. Life of a free felon -- Inmate to free felon -- Attitude surveys -- Challenges -- Employment -- Institutional mindset -- Reentry support -- Recidivism -- References -- 5. Ignoble laws -- Three strikes laws -- Drug laws -- Mandatory minimum sentencing -- Trying teens as adults -- References -- 6. Assault on human rights -- Angola -- Prison rape -- Prison overcrowding -- Prison corruption -- References -- 7. Corporate crime -- The power elite -- Corporate misconduct -- Classism -- Corporate scandals -- Club feds -- References -- 8. The prison business -- Corrections officers union -- The prison economy -- Private prisons -- Corporations inside prisons -- References.
Contents Appendix A. Perceptions of criminal justice policies -- Appendix B. Reintegration Academy, Cal Poly Pomona -- Appendix C. Poetic injustice -- Truth of consequences / Frederick Steed (aka, The Messenger), parolee, Georgia State Prison -- Soul freezs / William Fields (aka, Trey Devil), inmate #T51053, Centinela State Prison, California -- Confined / Allen Williams, inmate #810470, Calhoun State Prison, Georgia -- Who am I? / Rufus Williams, inmate #148015, Chippewa Correctional Facility, Michigan -- PURPOSELY / Fundi, inmate #D-87335, Centinela State Prison, California -- Plant my soul / Patrick "Top" Osborne, inmate #V23607, Centinela State Prison, California -- The world of sin / Excel, inmate #03A5572, Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility, Brocton, New York -- Long live the eager hearts / Comrade George Smith, inmate #K62548, Centinela State Prison, California.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Reese, Renford, 1967- Prison race. Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, c2006
Issued in other formOnline version: Reese, Renford, 1967- Prison race. Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, c2006
LCCN 2005027384
ISBN1594601836
ISBN9781594601835
ISBN1594600597
ISBN9781594600593

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