Prison Proliferation Project

监狱的繁荣使大规模监禁成为可能，自1970年以来，监狱设施的数量增加了两倍。这个项目考察了监狱繁荣的原因和后果。它考虑了监狱建在哪里以及为什么建，监狱如何改变这些地方，以及关闭监狱的影响。建造监狱的社区往往更偏向农村，贫困率更高，在某些人口群体中所占比例不成比例。这项研究考虑了关闭监狱如何影响这些社区的贫困。该项目制作了一个跨越100多年的综合数据文件，将监狱建设数据与社区联系起来。本研究为刑事司法改革中关键问题的决策提供数据和见解。本项目有三个研究目的。首先，这项研究探讨了历史制度如何影响1970至2010年间监狱设施的建设。其次，该项目调查了建造新监狱设施的地方的政治经济，包括制造业和贫困率的存在。第三，这项研究调查了监狱的兴衰对就业、贫困、经济不平等和健康差距的影响。监狱建设的决定因素使用罕见事件Logistic回归进行检验。该项目从STEM中代表性不足的群体中培训年轻的研究人员。这些发现为支持受建造和关闭监狱影响的农村社区的努力提供了参考。这一裁决反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Mass incarceration has been made possible by the prison boom, a tripling in the number of prison facilities since 1970. This project examines both the causes and consequences of the prison boom. It considers where and why prisons are built, how these places are changed by a prison, and the impact of prison closures. Communities where prisons are built tend to be more rural, have higher rates of poverty, and have disproportionate shares of certain demographic groups. This research considers how closing prisons affects poverty in such communities. The project produces a comprehensive data file spanning over 100 years that links data on prison construction to communities. This research provides data and insights to support decision making on key issues in criminal justice reform.This project has three research aims. First, the study explores how historical regimes affect the building of prison facilities between 1970 and 2010. Second, the project investigates the political economy of places where new prison facilities are built, including the presence of manufacturing and poverty rates. Third, the study investigates the impact of the prison booms and busts on employment, poverty, economic inequality, and health disparities. Determinants of prison building are tested using rare event logistic regression. The project trains young researchers from groups underrepresented in STEM. The findings inform efforts to support rural communities that are affected by the building and closing of prisons.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.