Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration

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Jason Schnittker (Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania) Michael Massoglia (Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration

Jason Schnittker (Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania), Michael Massoglia (Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison), Christopher Uggen (Regents Professor and Distinguished McKnight Professor of Sociology and Law, Regents Professor and Distinguished McKnight Professor of Sociology and Law, University of Minnesota)

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Oxford University Press Inc
06 February 2023

Prisons; Sentencing & punishment; Personal & public health

Series: STUDIES CRIME AMD PUBLIC POLICY SERIES

A comprehensive examination of the connection between mass incarceration and health

In an age when over two million people are incarcerated in the United States alone, the wide-reaching impact of prisons in our society is impossible to deny, and the paradoxical relationship between prisons and health has never been more controversial. Prisons are charged at the same time with being punitive and therapeutic, with denying freedom and administering treatment, with confining and rehabilitating. And they are not living up to the charge.

Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration examines the connection between prisons and health. Based on a decade of empirical research, this book explores the consequences of incarceration on inmates themselves; on the families they leave behind; on the larger communities to which they return; and, ultimately, on entire health care systems at the state and national level. Jason Schnittker, Michael Massoglia, and Christopher Uggen demonstrate that the relationship between incarceration and health is sustained by a combination of social, cultural, and legal forces, and by a failure to recognize that prisons are now squarely in the business of providing care. With an eye to the history that led us to this point, the book investigates these connections and shows how prisons undermine health and well-being.

An evenhanded and comprehensive analysis, this groundbreaking volume demonstrates that the prison system produces unintended and far-reaching consequences for the health of our nation and points the way for a fairer and more effective justice system.

By: Jason Schnittker (Professor of Sociology Professor of Sociology University of Pennsylvania), Michael Massoglia (Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison), Christopher Uggen (Regents Professor and Distinguished McKnight Professor of Sociology and Law, Regents Professor and Distinguished McKnight Professor of Sociology and Law, University of Minnesota)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 145mm, Width: 211mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 332g
ISBN: 9780190603823
ISBN 10: 0190603828
Series: STUDIES CRIME AMD PUBLIC POLICY SERIES
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 06 February 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1: The Institutional Setting of Prisons and Health Chapter 2: The Uncertain Legal Mandate of Prison Health Care Chapter 3: The Effects of Incarceration on the Health of People in Prison Chapter 4: The Effects of Incarceration on Health after Release Chapter 5: The Effects of Incarceration on Communities Chapter 6: The Effects of Incarceration on Healthcare Systems Chapter 7: The Policy Challenges of Incarceration and Health Chapter 8: The Collision of Prisons and Health

Jason Schnittker is Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is interested in the social, biological, cultural, and institutional determinants of health, and is the author of Unnerved: Anxiety, Social Change, and the Transformation of Modern Mental Health and The Diagnostic System: Why the Classification of Psychiatric Disorders Is Necessary, Difficult, and Never Settled. Michael Massoglia is Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work focuses on the social consequences of the expansion of the penal system, the relationship between the use of legal controls and demographic change in the United States, and patterns and consequences of criminal behavior over the life course. Christopher Uggen is Regents Professor and Distinguished McKnight Professor of Sociology and Law at the University of Minnesota and a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology. He studies crime, law, and justice, firm in the belief that sound research can help build a more just and peaceful world. He is co-author of Locked Out: Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy.

Reviews for Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration

Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration is a strong and important book by an extremely sharp and well-established group of authors. The book is incredibly timely in light of how the Covid-19 pandemic has ripped through prisons and jails. This will be the 'go-to' piece for individuals interested in incarceration and health. * Chris Wildeman, Duke University * Schnittker, Massoglia, and Uggen present a comprehensive, clear-eyed, and sobering account of the connections between public health and prisons. Their analysis reveals the paradoxical relationships between prison health care, the health and wellbeing of incarcerated and recently released people, and community health. The story in this book is essential to our understanding of mass incarceration, its impacts, and our prospects for reform. * David J. Harding, University of California, Berkeley *