Practically 2 million persons are incarcerated in the US. Greater than twice that many are within the parole and probation system. Girls make up 10% of those that are incarcerated, however they’re the quickest rising inhabitants in prisons. And the racial disparities within the system are acute. One third of all Black American males will spend a while in jail or in jail.
At present on Noon, a dialog with Bill Keller, a former managing editor and columnist for the NY Times, and the founding editor-in-chief and board member of The Marshall Project, a non-profit, non-partisan group that experiences on the American prison justice system.
Keller’s new ebook explores the US system of incarceration, the way it compares to different international locations, what it prices, and what could possibly be achieved to enhance it. And its title asks a primary and necessary query: What’s Prison For? Punishment and Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration.
Due to COVID precautions, Invoice Keller joins us in WYPR’s Studio B, whereas Tom is within the adjoining Studio A.
Bill Keller shall be talking about his ebook tonight (Tuesday, October 11) at 6pm on the Ivy Bookshop‘s Again Patio. The Ivy Bookshop is situated in North Baltimore at 5928 Falls Street, Baltimore, MD 21209.
Comply with the hyperlink to register for the free occasion, to buy the ebook and for extra occasion particulars.
