Mass Incarceration in the 21st Century

Introduction: Realities of Mass Incarceration

Vanessa Lynn, Margaret Leigey, and Addrain Conyers

Section I: Laws and Policies






The Procedural Architecture of Mass Incarceration
Justin Murray




Bail, Pretrial Detention, and Mass Incarceration
Karen F. Lahm




Immigration in an Era of Mass Incarceration
Tania N. Valdez




Life Imprisonment as a Hallmark of Mass Incarceration
Ashley Nellis




Reflection: Growing up on the Inside

Terrence J. Graham

Section II: Life Inside






Solitary Confinement: Controversies and Reforms in Restrictive Housing
Megan Demarest and Hannah G. Cortina




Death and Dying Experiences of Long-Serving Individuals
Ronald H. Aday, Meredith Huey Dye, and Nicole Cook




Women's Imprisoned Bodies: Perceptions of Carceral Food Quality and Impact on Health for Self and Children
April N. Terry and Kelli Grant




The Mass Incarceration of LGBTQ Persons
Jeffery P. Dennis




Reflection: Working in the Prison Library During Covid-19

Janette Richardson

Section III: Prison Education






The History and Operation of Prison Education Programs Today
Ashley M. Appleby




Prison Education, Democracy, and Solidarity
Briana McGinnis and Kaitlyn Victoria




Reflection: Reflections on the Design, Administration, and Value of a Prison-College Course
Benjamin Meade




Reflection: Inside-Out

Kaelyn Sanders

Section IV: Youth and Families






The Juvenile Justice System's Role in the Persistence of Mass Incarceration in America
Kristan Russell, William Ash-Houchen, Shantae M. Motley, and Vineeth Vijayan




At the Breaking Point: The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Families
Deirdre Caputo-Levine and Diamond Guitar-Judd




Reflection: Transported to the Troubled Teen Industry
Heather E. Mooney




Reflection: Musings on School Communities, Information Evasion, and the Children of Incarcerated Parents

LeAnna T. Luney and Maya Luney-Ballew

Section V: Impacts and Consequences






Collateral Consequences: The Intended and Unintended Burdens of Incarceration
Cody Warner and Nikki Michaels




The Racial History and Contemporary Impacts of Felon Disenfranchisement
Elyshia Aseltine




Trapped in an Epicenter: COVID-19's Impact on People Incarcerated in Prisons
Tiana M. Herring




Reflection: Punitive Responses to Juvenile Behavior

April N. Terry

Section VI: Reentry






Reuniting Justice-Involved Fathers to their Families - The Impact on Desistance
Patricia Becker and Lin Liu




The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Re-Entry
Andrea Belanova,Tereza Trejbalova, and Jan Tomasek




Embracing Hope: Stories of Successful Reentry Experiences
Emily I. Troshynski and Carolyn Willis




Reflection: The Reality of Reentry

Emily Sorenson

Section VII: Ending Mass Incarceration






Mass incarceration, reproductive injustice, and the need for abolitionist solutions
Ashley Kilmer and Maria Joao Lobo Antunes




"Today's Lynching is Incarceration": Critical Race Theory, Mass Incarceration, and Prison Abolition
Yola Gomez and Paddy Farr




Enacting a World Beyond Policing
Alia Nahra




Decriminalizing Substance Use Disorders to Combat Mass Incarceration
Leslie Scott




Reflection: Prisons we do not deserve

Arne Kvernvik Nilsen