Definition
The deprivation of incarceration
Where is mass incarceration?
Distinguishing the criminal justice and criminal legal systems
A crime surge
Repeating patterns : crime, outrage, and harsher laws
Legislating more punishment and less rehabilitation
The futility of fighting crime with criminal law
The role of race
More police, different arrests
Prosecutors turning arrests into convictions
Judges turning convictions into incarceration
Judicial interpretation
Punishing repeat offenses
The parole and probation to prison pipeline
Disappearing pardons
The mindlessness of jail
What success looks like
(Mostly) abolish the feds
Less crime Part 1 : changing the rules
Less crime Part 2 : decreased offending
Reducing admissions and shortening stays
Conclusion.