
Reviews
Dr. Roger Mitchell has an extensive history conducting in-custody death investigations. I cannot think of anyone more qualified, committed, or passionate in exposing these often-invisible deaths that leave so many grieving families with unanswered questions. Death in Custody by Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Jay Aronson is an exhaustive and critical examination that is long overdue.
This timely, important, and well-researched book shines a much-needed light on the epidemic of preventable—and hidden—deaths in our nation's prisons and jails. It's impossible to read it without demanding that policy makers address the lack of data, the lack of oversight, and the lack of humanity in these dark places.
America's prisons have become death houses for so many people who have tragically lost their lives as a result of neglect, abuse, and mismanagement. This critically important work shines a powerful light on a public health emergency created by our nation's addiction to incarceration and extreme punishment. An urgent, compelling, and necessary call to action we should all embrace.
Book Details
Introduction
1. Lynching
2. Early Advocacy Against Police Killings
3. The Death in Custody Reporting Act
4. Before Sandra Bland: Custodial Deaths in Texas
5. Mortality Behind Bars: Documenting Deaths in
Introduction
1. Lynching
2. Early Advocacy Against Police Killings
3. The Death in Custody Reporting Act
4. Before Sandra Bland: Custodial Deaths in Texas
5. Mortality Behind Bars: Documenting Deaths in Prisons, Jails, and Detention Centers
6. Homicide: Death at the Hands of Another
7. The Checkbox and Beyond
Index