Summary:

Locked Up, Locked Out follows forty juvenile male offenders, from
their first-time admissions to the Ohio system through their
incarceration and reentry into the community. The author conducted
three lengthy interviews with each of these youth over a period of
two and a half years. These interviews bring alive their attitudes
and day-to-day prison experiences, as well as the intricate
connections between life on the inside and life on the outside.
Status is key to everyday life in prison, and it is often played out
in demonstrations of masculinity, misogyny, and violence. Some gangs
and some "area codes" (as the old neighborhoods are called) are seen
as tougher than others and are given more respect. Even letters from
family members and girlfriends are important signs of whether a
prisoner matters: one young man says, "I'd write letters every day to
people to beg 'em to write me back." Another reports, "There would be
people in there writing girls, saying, hey, write me this nasty
letter of things we're going to do and things we did. And they'd
write back with these letters. And now he'll get to walk around with
his letter bragging, like, hey, check this out. These are the kind of
girls I got." Incarcerated youth also work hard at impression
management. Coping with prison requires a young man to present one
face to fellow prisoners and another to the authorities who will
decide his release date. The author pays substantial attention to the
programs youth are offered, including those focusing on education,
anger management, job training, and parenting skills. Another section
looks at contact between incarcerated youth and the outside world,
including a discussion of the impact of incarceration on families.
Based on her extensive knowledge of policies in other states, the
author also provides a broad overview of the juvenile justice system
nationally, describing how the system is organized, administered, and
funded. Readers are taken through the juvenile justice process from
conviction through parole with special attention paid to new state
initiatives and sentencing structures.

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Dewey Class: 904 -- Collected accounts of events

Book Details:

Physical Description: 6.1"x9.1"x0.9"; 1.0 lb; 232 pages
Edition Info: Library Binding; 2010-07-16

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