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  • A Country Called Prison

    Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation

    by Mary D. Looman, John D. Carl ...
    The United States is the world leader in incarcerating citizens. 707 people out of every 100,000 are imprisoned. If those currently incarcerated in the US prison system were a country, it would be the 102nd most populated nation in the world. Aside from looking at the numbers, if we could look at prison from a new viewpoint, as its own country rather than an institution made up of walls and wires, ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • A Country Called Prison

    Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation

    by John D. Carl, Mary D. Looman ...
    In the first edition of A Country Called Prison, Mary Looman and John Carl presented persuasive data calling for downsizing of America's prisons. Their novel approach continues in their second edition, shifting the beliefs many people have about prisons and their role in the American society. Since the original edition was published, the landscape of incarceration has been changing. In their ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

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    A Country Called Prison

    Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation, Second Edition

    by John D. Carl, Mary D. Looman ...
    Narrated by Dina Pearlman ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 30 min

    In the first edition of A Country Called Prison, Mary Looman and John Carl presented persuasive data calling for downsizing of America's prisons. Their novel approach continues in their second edition, shifting the beliefs many people have about prisons and their role in the American society. Since the original edition was published, the landscape of incarceration has been changing.In their second ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Until We Reckon

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  • Basic Concepts in Criminology

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