{"product_id":"downsizing-prisons-michael-jacobson-9780814742747","title":"Downsizing Prisons: How to Reduce Crime and End Mass Incarceration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA convincing argument that mass incarceration neither reduces crime nor ensures safety\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Jacobson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814742742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814742747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.28w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2005 pg. 101","brand":"Michael Jacobson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46489661341951,"sku":"9780814742747","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a0558eb-2448-4853-8aae-66f486708e44.jpg?v=1736954206","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/downsizing-prisons-michael-jacobson-9780814742747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}