Friday, April 1 / 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM   •   Taylor

Session 142:
The Demographic Effects of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Incarceration Rates

Chair: Amanda B. Geller, Columbia University
Discussant: Mike Roettger, University of Colorado at Boulder

  1. Educational Characteristics of the Incarcerated: Data from the ACS • Stephanie Ewert, U.S. Census Bureau ; Tara Wildhagen, U.S. Census Bureau

  2. Growth in the U.S. Ex-Felon and Ex-Prisoner Population, 1948-2010 • Sarah Shannon, University of Minnesota ; Christopher Uggen, University of Minnesota ; Melissa Thompson, Portland State University

  3. Out of Jail and off the Books: Employment, Wages, and Child Support Arrangements among Former Inmates • Bryan L. Sykes, University of Washington

  4. Mass Imprisonment and Racial Inequality in Childhood Mental Health • Sara Wakefield, University of California, Irvine

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