Alice Goffman is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She lives in Madison.
"""This is a truly wonderful book that identifies the casualties of the war on drugs that extend beyond the prison walls.... The detail is incredible. The research is impeccable. Read it and weep."" (Times Higher Education) ""Extraordinary.... The best work of ethnography I have read in a very, very long time."" (LSE Review of Books) ""An exceptional book.... Devastating."" (Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker) ""A remarkable feat of reporting."" (Alex Kotlowitz, New York Times Book Review)"