Kristen M. Budd & David C. Lane 
Beyond Bars [EPUB ebook] 
A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States

The year 2023 marks 50 years of mass incarceration in the United States. This timely volume addresses the pressing social problems associated with the US’s heavy reliance on mass imprisonment and its ramifications on justice-impacted people and our communities.
It offers practical solutions for advocates, policy and lawmakers, and the wider public for addressing mass incarceration and its effects to create a more just, fair and safer society.

Table of Content

President’s Welcome – Shirley A. Jackson
Editorial Introduction – Kristen M. Budd
Foreword – Marc Mauer
Chapter 1 Mass Incarceration’s Lifetime Guarantee – Ashley Nellis
Chapter 2 Monetary Sanctions in the Age of Mass Incarceration: Addressing the Harms of Mass Criminal Legal Debt – Michele Cadigan, Alexes Harris, and Tyler Smith
Chapter 3 Mass Incarceration and the Problem of Prison Labor – Yvonne Braun and Kaelyn Polick-Kirkpatrick
Chapter 4 The Promise of Higher Education in Prison and Beyond – Elyshia Aseltine
Chapter 5 Mass incarceration and the Collateral Problems of Parole – Kimberly D. Richman
Chapter 6 Housing instability and the Criminal Legal System – R. Neil Greene and Noah Painter-Davis
Chapter 7 Reentry and Public Policy Solutions: Addressing Barriers to Housing and Employment – Maria Valdovinos Olson
Chapter 8 The Denial of Voting Rights to People with Criminal Records – Chris Uggen, Ryan Larson, Sarah Shannon, and Rob Stewart
Chapter 9 The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Children of Incarcerated Parents – Kate Luther
Chapter 10 The End of Mass Incarceration: Opportunities for Reform – Francis T. Cullen, Justin T. Pickett, and Cheryl Lero Jonson
Closing Remarks – Kara Gotsch
Afterword – Kristin Turney

About the author

Jason A. Smith is Research Affiliate at the Center for Social Science Research at George Mason University.