Racial Desegregation in Prisons
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2008
Abstract
This article examines the history, law, and research on racial desegregation in American prisons. It focuses on the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case of Johnson v. California, in which the Court held that prison administrators cannot racially segregate inmates unless under extraordinary circumstances to maintain the security of inmates, staff, and institutions. This article also examines evidence on attitudes and outcomes of racial desegregation in prisons. It ends with a discussion of racial desegregation mandates and policy change in prison organizations.
Publication Information
Trulson, Chad R.; Marquart, James W.; Hemmens, Craig; and Carroll, Leo. (2008). "Racial Desegregation in Prisons". The Prison Journal, 88(2), 270-299. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032885508319208