On AlterNet: mass incarceration

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "mass incarceration"

Are We Moving Towards Reform? For the First Time in 40 Years, U.S. Prison Population Declines

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. December 19, 2011.

America's experiment with mass incarceration may have peaked, exhausted by its huge costs, but change is coming very slowly.

Prison Racism and the Myth of a Colorblind Justice System

Tolu Olorunda, Michelle Alexander, CounterPunch. June 9, 2010.

A conversation with author Michelle Alexander on media manipulations and the mass injustice incarcerated minorities face across the United States.

Cashing in on the Prison Boom

Jeralyn Merritt, Talk Left. January 28, 2008.

While small towns become dependent on mass incarceration, corporations reap the benefits

Tonight: Colbert Takes on Racist Mass Incarceration With Michelle Alexander

Sarah Seltzer, December 31, 1969.

The Economist: Drug and Prison Reform Will Save The U.S. Money

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.