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Book SynopsisAn account of the unintended social, financial, and personal consequences of incarceration on the families of prisoners. This book shows that those doing time on the inside are having a ripple effect on the outside - reaching deep into the family and community life of urban America.
Trade ReviewStigma, shame and hardship - this is the lot shared by families whose young men have been swept into prison. Braman reveals the devastating toll mass incarceration takes on the parents, partners, and children left behind. - Katherine S. Newman ""Donald Braman documents the profound economic and social consequences of the American policy of massive imprisonment of young African American males.... If we want to understand fully the impact of current criminal justice policies, this book should be required reading."" - Mark Mauer, Assistant Director, The Sentencing Project ""Anyone concerned about the future of urban America should read this book."" - Jeremy Travis, The Urban Institute
