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An 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.

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Stigma, 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

Doing Time on the Outside

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    A Paperback by Donald Braman

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      Publisher: LUP - University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 8/6/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472032693, 978-0472032693
      ISBN10: 0472032690
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An 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 Review
      Stigma, 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

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