ASC Division on Corrections and Sentencing Handbook Volume 8: Handbook on Prisons and Jails, Danielle S. Rudes, Kim Kras, TaLisa Carter, and Gaylene Armstrong, Editors.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part 1: Adjustment and Support in Carceral Settings

Section 1: Individual Adjustment Experiences in Carceral Settings

1. Lindsay R. Smith and Sydney N. Ingel “It Depends:” The Emotional Nature of Video Visitations Between Women Jail Residents and Their Loved Ones

2. Danielle M. Thomas and Jessica M. Grosholz “Some Kind of Light at the End of the Tunnel”: Understanding The Importance of Prison Programming for Older, Life-Sentenced Incarcerated Men

3. Nicole Cook, Meredith Huey Dye, and Ronald H. Aday “Examining Prison Adjustment of Life-Sentenced Women

4. Anthony Azari “Responses to Institutional Misconduct and Pathways Toward Reform”

5. Andrew Madrigal, Arden Richards-Karamarkovich, and Janani Umamaheswar “The Carceral Experiences of the Wrongfully Convicted”

6. Ashley T. Rubin “The Defects of Total Power Revisited: Excavating Sykes’s Four Versions of Power in Prison”

Commentary: CJ Appleton and Shadd Maruna “Individual Adjustment Experiences in Carceral Settings

Section 2: Staff and System Impact on Individual Incarceration Experiences

7. Marcella Siqueira Cassiano and Rosemary Ricciardelli “Correctional Officers’ Views of Prison, Punishment, and Rehabilitation

8. Beatriz Amalfi Wronski, Philip Alvin Jones, and Stuti Kokkalera “Understanding the Physical Prison: The Emergence and Evolution of Prison Design

9. Lin Liu and Patricia Becker “Employment During Incarceration: Findings From a Sample of Serious Violent Justice-Involved Individuals

10. Kimberly M. Davidson, Jack M. Mills, and Derek A. Kreager “Amplifying Incarcerated Voices: Resident Perceptions of a Prison-Based Therapeutic Community Program

11. Matthew DelSesto, Daniela Jauk-Ajamie, Elizabeth Lara, and Shea Zwerver “Beyond Green Corrections: An Invitation to Socio-Ecological Initiatives In United States Prisons, Jails, and Communities

12. Maria Valdovinos Olson and Karen L. Amendola “Adopting Community-Oriented Policing Principles in Jails to Build Community And Improve Safety, Health, and Wellness Outcomes

Commentary: Mirlinda Ndrecka and Cheryl Lero Jonson “Assessing the Prison Setting and the Voices of Those Working and Living Behind the Walls

Part 2: Behavioral and Physical Health Concerns

13. Kimberly D. Dodson and Veronica Segovia “Difficulties in Housing Individuals with Intellectual and Mental Health Challenges: An Examination of Policies and Practices in Jails and Prisons” 

14. Jeff Bryson “The Lived Experiences of Prison Psychotherapists

Commentary: Meghan A. Novisky and Faye S. Taxman “Behavioral and Physical Health Considerations

Part 3: On the Horizon: Policy and Program Reform

15. Kimberly D. Dodson and Nancy Belden “Parenting From Prison: Gender Inequalities Between Incarcerated Mothers And Fathers

16. Nic Cabage “I’m Not Who I Once Was: The Policies and Treatment of Transgender Individuals in U.S. Correctional Facilities

17. Jeffery P. Dennis “An Overview of Minority Religious Groups and the Need for Accommodations in U.S. Prisons

18. Samantha A. Zottola, Brandon Morrissey, Sarah L. Desmarais, Elan C. Hope, Lisa Callahan, Isolynn A. Massey, Anthony J. Fortuna, and Richard A. Van Dorn “Understanding and Preventing Frequent Jail Contact

19. Benjamin J. Mackey and Faye S. Taxman “Implementing Jail Reform: The Approaches Counties Use to Alter Local Jails

20. Amin Asfari, James Gacek, and Amny Shuraydi “Islam, Islamophobia, and the Carceral Experience

Commentary: Beth Huebner “Heterogeneity in Correctional Populations and Institutions: Avenues for Future Research and Reform” 

Part 4: Methodological Considerations

21. Sophie Allen “Interview Research With People in Jail: Challenges and Possibilities

22. Danielle S. Rudes, Shannon Magnuson, Cameron Shaw, Lindsay Smith, Bryce Kushmerick-McCune, Taylor N. Hartwell, and CJ Appleton, Jr. “Recognizing and Remedying: Reflexive and Centering Approaches to Engaging in Research with Individuals in Carceral Settings

23. Amanda Pierson “Data Surveillance and Carceral Research

24. Lucas Alan Dietsche and Ashley Kilmer “Poetic Inquiry Criminology: Opportunities for Imaginative Scholarship, Healing, and Transformative Justice”

25. Kevin A. Wright “A High Potential for Something Good: Reflections on When Lived Experience Meets What Works