Big Prisons, Big Dreams: Crime and the Failure of America's Penal System (Critical Issues in Crime and Society)
"Big Prisons, Big Dreams is certain to be a contemporary  classic--a volume that will change minds and inspire a fresh vision for  correctional policy." --Francis T. Cullen, University of Cincinnati"Michael Lynch has written a book that challenges common thinking  and offers in its place true insight about the problem of the U.S. policy  of mass incarceration." --Todd R. Clear, Distinguished Professor, John Jay College of  Criminal Justice"This project makes a significant contribution to its field with  its unique, cultural explanation from an author well-skilled in  quantitative and qualitative methods." --Jeffrey Ian Ross, University of Baltimore