Prisons of Poverty

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Prisons of Poverty is written by Loïc J. D. Wacquant and published by U of Minnesota Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0816639000 (ISBN 10) and 9780816639007 (ISBN 13).

In this title, the author examines how penal policies emanating from the United States have spread thoughout the world. The author argues that the policies have their roots in a network of Reagan-era conservative think tanks, which used them as weapons in their crusade to dismantle the welfare state and, in effect, criminalise poverty.