
Decades Behind Bars
More than two million people are incarcerated in America''s prisons--one in nine is serving a life sentence. Mass long-term imprisonment devours state budgets, adversely affects community well-being and skews our collective moral compass. This study examines the human costs of keeping the convicted out of sight, out of mind.
Beginning in 1994, the author began recording the personal stories o...
More than two million people are incarcerated in America''s prisons--one in nine is serving a life sentence. Mass long-term imprisonment devours state budgets, adversely affects community well-being and skews our collective moral compass. This study examines the human costs of keeping the convicted out of sight, out of mind.
Beginning in 1994, the author began recording the personal stories o...