{"product_id":"9780814742914-downsizing-prisons","title":"Downsizing Prisons","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to Reduce Crime and End Mass Incarceration\u003cbr\u003eMillions of people are incarcerated in America's prisons and jails. This book argues that mass incarceration will not, as many have claimed, reduce crime nor create more public safety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA convincing argument that mass incarceration neither reduces crime nor ensures safety\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver two million people are incarcerated in America’s prisons and jails, eight times as many since 1975. Mandatory minimum sentencing, parole agencies intent on sending people back to prison, three-strike laws, for-profit prisons, and other changes in the legal system have contributed to this spectacular rise of the general prison population.\u003cbr\u003eAfter overseeing the largest city jail system in the country, Michael Jacobson knows first-hand the inner workings of the corrections system. In \u003cb\u003eDownsizing Prisons\u003c\/b\u003e, he convincingly argues that mass incarceration will not, as many have claimed, reduce crime nor create more public safety. Simply put, throwing away the key is not the answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55208205287798,"sku":"9780814742914","price":39.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29551190.jpg?v=1738213046","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780814742914-downsizing-prisons","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}