Coal, cages, crisis : the rise of the prison economy in Central Appalachia
Judah Nathan Schept (Author)
"As the coal industry has declined in Central Appalachia, prisons have emerged as a primary way that the state addresses the resulting crises of revenue loss, unemployment, and population decline. Grounded in fieldwork, archives, and official documents, this book examines how the prison came to shape, and take shape within, Central Appalachia"--Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2022
New York University Press, New York, 2022