Correction: Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change - Hardcover

Correction: Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change - Hardcover

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Correction: Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change - Hardcover
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Correction: Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change - Hardcover

Correction: Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change - Hardcover

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by Ben Austen (Author)

NYT EDITOR'S CHOICE - WASHINGTON POST BEST NONFICTION OF 2023 - FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF HIGH-RISERS comes a groundbreaking and honest investigation into the crisis of the American criminal justice system-through the lens of parole. Perfect for fans of Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow and Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy

"Correction ranks among the very best books on life inside and outside of prison I have ever read." ―Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted

"Correction provides a revelatory lens for examining mass incarceration." -The Washington Post

A Most Anticipated Book of 2023: Chicago Review of Books, The Chicago Tribune, The Next Big Idea Club

The United States, alone, locks up a quarter of the world's incarcerated people. And yet apart from clich駸--paying a debt to society; you do the crime, you do the time--there is little sense collectively in America what constitutes retribution or atonement. We don't actually know why we punish.

Ben Austen's powerful exploration offers a behind-the-scenes look at the process of parole. Told through the portraits of two men imprisoned for murder, and the parole board that holds their freedom in the balance, Austen's unflinching storytelling forces us to reckon with some of the most profound questions underlying the country's values around crime and punishment. What must someone who commits a terrible act do to get a second chance? What does incarceration seek to accomplish?

An illuminating work of narrative nonfiction, Correction challenges us to consider for ourselves why and who we punish-and how we might find a way out of an era of mass imprisonment.
Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 0.91 x 9.35 x 6.49 IN
Publication Date: November 07, 2023

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