{"product_id":"decarcerating-america-9781620972793","title":"Decarcerating America","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“A powerful call for reform.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn all-star team of criminal justice experts present timely, innovative, and humane ways to end mass incarceration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMass incarceration \u003cem\u003ewill\u003c\/em\u003e end—there is an emerging consensus that we’ve been locking up too many people for too long. But with more than 2.2 million Americans behind bars right now, how do we go about bringing people home? \u003cem\u003eDecarcerating America\u003c\/em\u003e collects some of the leading thinkers in the criminal justice reform movement to strategize about how to cure America of its epidemic of mass punishment. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith sections on front-end approaches, as well as improving prison conditions and re-entry, the book includes pieces by leaders across the criminal justice reform movement: Danielle Sered of Common Justice describes successful programs for youth with violent offenses; Robin Steinberg of the Bronx Defenders argues for more resources for defense attorneys to diminish plea bargains; Kathy Boudin suggests changes to the parole model; Jeannie Little offers an alternative for mental health and drug addiction issues; and Eric Lotke offers models of new industries to replace the prison economy. Editor Ernest Drucker applies the tools of epidemiology to help us cure what he calls \"a plague of prisons.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecarcerating America\u003c\/em\u003e will be an indispensable roadmap as the movement to challenge incarceration in America gains critical mass—it shows us how to get people out of prisons, and the more appropriate responses to crime. The ideas presented in this volume are what we are fighting \u003cem\u003efor\u003c\/em\u003e when we fight against the New Jim Crow. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ernest Drucker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283841134843,"sku":"9781620972793","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_8f940f1e-3c0a-4130-98e5-0de167ff6dc3.jpg?v=1779494608","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/decarcerating-america-9781620972793","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}