Mass Incarceration Is a Rural Problem, Too
Mass incarceration is commonly thought of as a big-city problem. But as small-town economies have declined, county jails have expanded — and rural incarceration rates have jumped dramatically.
2 Articles by: Jack Norton
Jack Norton is a researcher at the Vera Institute’s Center on Sentencing and Corrections.
The Long Shadow of the Prison Wall
The Showtime mini-series Escape at Dannemora is a brutal portrait of the quintessential American prison town — where dehumanization reigns, no matter which side of the wall you’re on.