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The hidden subsidies of rural prisons: Race, space and the politics of cumulative disadvantage.
- Source :
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Punishment & Society . Oct2017, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p393-416. 24p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- This paper links the rise of a punitive punishment regime that disproportionately targets poor, urban minorities and the increasing use of rural spaces to warehouse prisoners. Preliminary evidence from a unique dataset across three states suggests that housing large, institutionalized prison populations inflates population counts in otherwise shrinking rural areas and operates as a hidden subsidy for rural counties with prison infrastructure. Prisons contribute to the immediate economic viability of predominantly white, lower class rural areas, despite devastating costs borne elsewhere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PUNISHMENT
*PRISONS
*URBAN minorities
*CRIMINAL justice system
*PRISONERS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14624745
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Punishment & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125121201
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1462474516660694