2010:Abstract:
The steep rise in U.S. criminal punishment in recent decades has spurred scholarship on the collateral consequences of imprisonment for individuals, families and communities (Pager 2009; Wakefield and Uggen 2010; Western 2006; Wildeman 2009). While several excellent studies have estimated the size and social distribution of the former prisoner population (Bonczar and Beck 1997; Pettit and Western 2004), far less is known about the size and scope of the total ex-felon population beyond prison walls. This paper extends previous national estimates of the U.S. ex-felon population to 2010 and develops state-level estimates based on demographic life tables (Uggen, Manza and Thompson 2006). The felon population has far-reaching consequences for individuals as well as communities and social institutions, including civic engagement and community health. ..Source.. by Sarah Shannon, Christopher Uggen, Melissa Thompson, Jason Schnittker, and Michael Massoglia
