Through an analysis of a federal consent decree and media representation related to overcrowding within the largest single-site jail facility in the United States, the incarceration binge of the 1990's is explored at the local level in The Culture of Urban Control: Jail Overcrowding in the Crime Control Era. Analysis of jail conditions, expansion, the inmate experience and changing correctional populations provide a narrative of the culture of control within the Cook County Department of Corrections in Chicago, Illinois.
Through an analysis of a federal consent decree and media representation related to overcrowding within the largest single-site jail facility in the United States, the incarceration binge of the 1990's is explored at the local level in The Culture of Urban Control: Jail Overcrowding in the Crime Control Era. Analysis of jail conditions, expansion, the inmate experience and changing correctional populations provide a narrative of the culture of control within the Cook County Department of Corrections in Chicago, Illinois.
Acknowledgments Tables and Figures Introduction Chapter 1: From Past to Present: Correctional System Overcrowding and Institutional Reform Chapter 2: Conditions of Confinement: The Social Reality of the Jail Inmate Chapter 3: The City within the City: Altering Population and Space Chapter 4: Expanding the Jail into the Community: Growth, Development, and Mutual Interest Chapter 5: Constructing the Jail within Local Media: Presenting Expansion to the Public Chapter 6: The Politics of Local Level Punishments: Presiding over the Culture of Control Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index About the Author
Acknowledgments Tables and Figures Introduction Chapter 1: From Past to Present: Correctional System Overcrowding and Institutional Reform Chapter 2: Conditions of Confinement: The Social Reality of the Jail Inmate Chapter 3: The City within the City: Altering Population and Space Chapter 4: Expanding the Jail into the Community: Growth, Development, and Mutual Interest Chapter 5: Constructing the Jail within Local Media: Presenting Expansion to the Public Chapter 6: The Politics of Local Level Punishments: Presiding over the Culture of Control Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index About the Author
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