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Using relatable and clear phrasing, Kilgore explains terms such as rehabilitation, retribution, restorative justice, justice reinvestment, broken window policing, three-strikes sentencing, school-to-prison pipeline, recidivism, and prison privatization before confronting the escalating imprisonment of women, Latinos, transgender people, and immigrants.

"The United States accounts for 5 percent of the world's population, yet incarcerates about 25 percent of the world's prisoners...Educating prisoners brings a reduction in crime and social disruption, reduced domestic spending and a rise in quality of life."

Comprehensive interviews with offenders, prison administrators, corrections staff, and others involved in the scarce educational programs available to the incarcerated, support Stern’s call for a systematic shift from retribution to justice.

“Written from the perspective of a prison rehabilitation counselor, this book provides a firsthand account of…how domestic violence, inequality and poor adult-modeling influence the decisions that children make.”

"Drawing on dozens of interviews with women...who were incarcerated or on parole, the authors provide an in-depth examination of women's perceptions of their lives before, during, and after imprisonment. Considering cultural mores specific to the rural West, the authors identify the forces that consistently trap women in cycles of crime and violence in these regions..."

A former parole officer shares the stories of seven parolees trying their best to navigate a new life devoid of social support and employment. Hardy argues that most ex-convicts return to prison because of our fundamentally flawed justice system, which concerns itself with damage control instead of preventive measures.

McGuinn supports his opinion that the state should be accountable for a perpetrator’s successful reentry into society by sharing the candid journal entries of a former offender. The diarist documents the daily setbacks and uncertainties following his release from an eleven-year prison sentence. Ultimately, McGuinn asserts that compassion, forgiveness, and humanitarianism should inform our approach to reintegration.

Based on the study of Activity Theory and “original research on community-based alternatives to offender rehabilitation,” Rocha promotes strategies in which health and social welfare services collaborate to address an offender’s needs. The unique struggles experienced by front-line professionals in the criminal justice and welfare systems are examined as well.

Thompson posits that the discourse about ex-offender reentry is rooted in racial biases and stereotypes perpetuated by politicians and the media. In the mid-2000s, black Americans comprised nearly 40% of the U.S. prison population despite being only around 12% of the total U.S. population. More than merely theoretical, Thompson’s work proposes achievable policy changes to improve our unjust justice system.