Mercy towards decarceration: examining the legal constraints on early release from prison

Cox, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9939-078X and Betts, D. (2021) Mercy towards decarceration: examining the legal constraints on early release from prison. Incarceration, 2 (1). 2632666320977802. ISSN 2632-6663 doi: 10.1177/2632666320977802

Abstract/Summary

There are close to seven million people under correctional supervision in the United States, both in prison and in the community. The US criminal justice system is widely regarded as an inherently unmerciful institution by scholars and policymakers but also by people who have spent time in prison and their family members; it is deeply punitive, racist, expansive and damaging in its reach. In this article, we probe the meanings of mercy for the institution of parole.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/125346
Identification Number/DOI	10.1177/2632666320977802
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Law
Publisher	Sage
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