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Few studies look at the treatment of those inside America's
prisons. Discussing race discrimination alongside gender, ethnic,
and religious discrimination in contemporary American prisons, this
book finds that correctional staff are swayed by stereotypes in
their treatment of inmates. The American Dream is that anyone who
works hard enough can be successful. It is a dream premised on
equal opportunity; however, millions of racial, ethnic, religious,
and gender minorities have found their opportunities for success
limited—even in prison. What accounts for the discriminatory
treatment of people who are already imprisoned? Relying on national
data and interviews conducted by the author, this book argues that
American prisons are not a tool for justice but a tool for the
persecution of the weak by the powerful. The book details how
African American, American Indian, and Hispanic inmates receive
harsher punishments, including solitary confinement, and fewer
rehabilitative programs, such as substance abuse treatment and
mental health counseling. It also examines other injustices,
including how female inmates suffer from a lack of rehabilitative
services, Muslim inmates are placed in solitary confinement for
practicing their religious beliefs, American Indians are
disproportionately punished, and undocumented immigrants are forced
from prison to prison in the middle of the night.
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