{"product_id":"big-house-on-the-prairie-rise-of-the-rural-ghetto-and-prison-proliferation-paperback","title":"Big House on the Prairie: Rise of the Rural Ghetto and Prison Proliferation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn M. Eason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the past fifty years, America has been extraordinarily busy building prisons. Since 1970 we have tripled the total number of facilities, adding more than 1,200 new prisons to the landscape. This building boom has taken place across the country but is largely concentrated in rural southern towns. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2007, John M. Eason moved his family to Forrest City, Arkansas, in search of answers to key questions about this trend: Why is America building so many prisons? Why now? And why in rural areas? Eason quickly learned that rural demand for prisons is complicated. Towns like Forrest City choose to build prisons not simply in hopes of landing jobs or economic wellbeing, but also to protect and improve their reputations. For some rural leaders, fostering a prison in their town is a means of achieving order in a rapidly changing world. Taking us into the decision-making meetings and tracking the impact of prisons on economic development, poverty, and race, Eason demonstrates how groups of elite whites and black leaders share power. Situating prisons within dynamic shifts that rural economies are undergoing and showing how racially diverse communities lobby for prison construction, \u003ci\u003eBig House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable glimpse into the ways a prison economy takes shape and operates.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. Eason\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Texas A\u0026amp;M University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42038967107664,"sku":"9780226410340","price":71.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/UVhwaFExTm5EeFhCM21iRk55K3BEUT09.webp?v=1771841227","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/big-house-on-the-prairie-rise-of-the-rural-ghetto-and-prison-proliferation-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}