LEADER 05950oam 22006974a 450 001 9910480845903321 005 20211105151047.0 010 $a1-4798-4378-4 024 7 $a10.18574/9781479843787 035 $a(CKB)4100000004816882 035 $a(DE-B1597)547485 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781479843787 035 $a(OCoLC)1030892872 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse83464 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5092043 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5092043 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11540496 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000004816882 100 $a20170807h20182018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAmerica's Jails$eThe Search for Human Dignity in an Age of Mass Incarceration /$fDerek S. Jeffreys 210 1$aNew York :$cNew York University Press,$d[2018] 210 3$aBaltimore, Md. :$cProject MUSE,$d2021 210 4$dİ[2018] 215 $a1 online resource 225 0 $aAlternative criminology 311 0 $a1-4798-3862-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 201-218) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIntroduction --$t1. Degradation and Disorientation --$t2. What Is the Purpose of a Jail? --$t3. 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People abandoned by families or lacking health insurance, or those who cannot afford bail, often cycle in and out of jails. In America?s Jails, Derek Jeffreys draws on sociology, philosophy, history, and his personal experience volunteering in jails and prisons to provide an understanding of the jail experience from the inmates? perspective, focusing on the stigma that surrounds incarceration. Using his research at Cook County Jail, the nation?s largest single-site jail, Jeffreys attests that jail inmates possess an inherent dignity that should govern how we treat them. Ultimately, fundamental changes in the U.S. jail system are necessary and America?s Jails provides specific policy recommendations for changing its poor conditions. Highlighting the experiences of inmates themselves, America?s Jails aims to shift public perception and understanding of jail inmates to center their inherent dignity and help eliminate the stigma attached to their incarceration. 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In America?s Jails, Derek Jeffreys draws on sociology, philosophy, history, and his personal experience volunteering in jails and prisons to provide an understanding of the jail experience from the inmates? perspective, focusing on the stigma that surrounds incarceration. Using his research at Cook County Jail, the nation?s largest single-site jail, Jeffreys attests that jail inmates possess an inherent dignity that should govern how we treat them. Ultimately, fundamental changes in the U.S. jail system are necessary and America?s Jails provides specific policy recommendations for changing its poor conditions. 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