Acknowledgments = ix
Preface = 1
Introduction: bloated Prisons = 8
1 Mass incarceration = 18
2 Unintended consequences = 42
3 A new reality for prisonsystems = 78
4 Why prison growth does not substatially reduce crime = 106
5 Why parole and probation policies need to change = 131
6 Success stories and works in progress = 173
7 Downsizing prisons = 215
Notes = 225
Bibliography = 257
Index = 275
About the author = 292
Preface = 1
Introduction: bloated Prisons = 8
1 Mass incarceration = 18
2 Unintended consequences = 42
3 A new reality for prisonsystems = 78
4 Why prison growth does not substatially reduce crime = 106
5 Why parole and probation policies need to change = 131
6 Success stories and works in progress = 173
7 Downsizing prisons = 215
Notes = 225
Bibliography = 257
Index = 275
About the author = 292