Marie Gottschalk

TL;DR: The early origins of the carceral state, 1920s-60s, 1970s-1990s, and the power to punish: the political development of capital punishment, 1972 to today as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: The Prison State and the Lockdown of American Politics as discussed by the authors is a seminal work in the history of penal reform in the United States, focusing on the political economy of the Carceral State.

TL;DR: The political causes and consequences of the US carceral state are not well understood as mentioned in this paper, but this is starting to change, as scholars in criminology, sociology, and law, recently joined by a few political scientists, have produced outstanding works on the connection between politics and the origins of the United States' CCS.

TL;DR: The United States is the world’s warden, incarcerating a larger proportion of its people than any other country as discussed by the authors and a staggering 7 million people are either incarcerated, on parole or probation, or under some other form of state supervision.