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The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) (1st Edition) by Marie Gottschalk Paperback, 468 Pages, Published 2006 ISBN-10: 0-521-68291-6 / 0521682916 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-68291-6 / 9780521682916 Over the last three decades the United States has built a carceral state that is unprecedented among Western countries and in US history. Nearly one in 50 people, excluding children and the elderly, is incarcerated today, a rate unsurpassed anywhere else in the world. What are some of the main polit |