Causes and Consequences of Mass Incarceration

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

This session presents a collection of papers examining the causal processes that contributed to mass incarceration in the U.S., and the consequences of mass incarceration for racial inequality. Specific topics include the increase in the use of life sentences, the effects of state sentencing policies on the length of incarceration, the impact of parole revocations on racial disproportionality, and the effects of coercive mobility--prison admissions and releases--on concentrated economic disadvantage.

Sub Unit

• Area VII. The Criminal Justice System / 33. Criminal Justice Policy

Individual Presentations

• Coercive Mobility and Concentrated Disadvantage - Megan Handley; Mindy Bradley, University of Arkansas

• Parole Revocation and Racial Disproportionality in Imprisonment - Caitlin Rose Curry, University of Arkansas; Rodney Engen, University of Arkansas

• The Increase in “Life” Sentences in the Era of Mass Incarceration - Mindy Bradley, University of Arkansas; Rodney Engen, University of Arkansas

• Sentencing Policies and the Increase in Time Served in Prison - Rodney Engen, University of Arkansas; Mindy Bradley, University of Arkansas

Discussant

• Don Stemen, Loyola University Chicago