Research Catalog

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Description

1. 1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Summary

1. "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"--

Uniform title

1. Coal, cages, crisis (Online)

Alternative title

1. Coal, cages, crisis (Online)

Subject

1. Prison-industrial complex > Appalachian Region
2. Prisons > Appalachian Region
3. Coal mines and mining > Appalachian Region
4. Appalachian Region > Economic conditions > 21st century

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Schept, Judah Nathan.

Title

1. Coal, cages, crisis [electronic resource] : the rise of the prison economy in Central Appalachia / Judah Schept.

Imprint

1. New York : New York University Press, [2022]

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2021025170