{"product_id":"locked-in-john-pfaff-9780465096916","title":"Locked in: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration-And How to Achieve Real Reform","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking reassessment of the American prison system, challenging the widely accepted explanations for our exploding incarceration rates\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eLocked In\u003c\/i\u003e, John Pfaff argues that the factors most commonly cited to explain mass incarceration -- the failed War on Drugs, draconian sentencing laws, an increasing reliance on private prisons -- tell us much less than we think. Instead, Pfaff urges us to look at other factors, especially a major shift in prosecutor behavior that occurred in the mid-1990s, when prosecutors began bringing felony charges against arrestees about twice as often as they had before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An authoritative, clear-eyed account of a national catastrophe, \u003ci\u003eLocked In \u003c\/i\u003eis \"a must-read for anyone who dreams of an America that is not the world's most imprisoned nation\" (Chris Hayes, author of \u003ci\u003eA Colony in a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e). It transforms our understanding of what ails the American system of punishment and ultimately forces us to reconsider how we can build a more equitable and humane society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Pfaff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465096913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465096916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017 pg. 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017","brand":"John Pfaff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44048083288319,"sku":"9780465096916","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef831d23-5a50-4f10-82f4-f236b2db27b6.jpg?v=1684993786","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/locked-in-john-pfaff-9780465096916","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}