This book places prison witness at the center of discussions of the human experience of law and order, and of the nature of the rights-bearing person. Readings

Witness in the Era of Mass Incarceration works from the premise that if the law establishes and maintains both its practical and symbolic authority on the basis

"A powerful document of the inner lives and creative visions of men and women rendered invisible by America’s prison system. More than two million people are

Co-Winner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial Prize A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice A Wall Street Journal

Understanding and Improving Prisoner Reentry Outcomes "Mass imprisonment and mass prisoner reentry are two faces of the same coin. In a comprehensive and penetr