{"product_id":"correction-parole-prison-and-the-possibility-of-change-9781250758804","title":"Correction: Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eHIGH-RISERS\u003c\/i\u003e comes a groundbreaking and honest investigation into the crisis of the American criminal justice system-through the lens of parole. Perfect for fans of Michelle Alexander's \u003ci\u003eThe New Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e and Bryan Stevenson's \u003ci\u003eJust Mercy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCorrection\u003c\/i\u003e ranks among the very best books on life inside and outside of prison I have ever read.\" ―Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Evicted \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2023: Chicago Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe United States, alone, locks up a quarter of the world's incarcerated people. And yet apart from clichés--paying a debt to society; you do the crime, you do the time--there is little sense collectively in America what constitutes retribution or atonement. We don't actually know why we punish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBen Austen's powerful exploration offers a behind-the-scenes look at the process of parole. Told through the portraits of two men imprisoned for murder, and the parole board that holds their freedom in the balance, Austen's unflinching storytelling forces us to reckon with some of the most profound questions underlying the country's values around crime and punishment. What must someone who commits a terrible act do to get a second chance? What does incarceration seek to accomplish? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn illuminating work of narrative nonfiction, \u003ci\u003e Correction \u003c\/i\u003echallenges us to consider for ourselves why and who we punish-and how we might find a way out of an era of mass imprisonment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250758804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ben Austen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43124421198005,"sku":"9781250758804","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3cf6a3eb-6356-42b8-83ef-2e1bf4fbf109.jpg?v=1694551789","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/correction-parole-prison-and-the-possibility-of-change-9781250758804","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}