Prisoners of Politics

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Prisoners of Politics is written by Rachel Elise Barkow and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674239016 (ISBN 10) and 9780674239012 (ISBN 13).

America’s criminal justice system reflects irrational fears stoked by politicians seeking to win election. Pointing to specific policies that are morally problematic and have failed to end the cycle of recidivism, Rachel Barkow argues that reform guided by evidence, not politics and emotions, will reduce crime and reverse mass incarceration.