Overview
NYT EDITOR'S CHOICE ā¢ WASHINGTON POST BEST NONFICTION OF 2023 ā¢ FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF HIGH-RISERS comes a groundbreaking and honest investigation into the crisis of the American criminal justice systemāthrough the lens of parole. Perfect for fans of Michelle Alexanderās The New Jim Crow and Bryan Stevensonās Just Mercy
āCorrection ranks among the very best books on life inside and outside of prison I have ever read." āMatthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted
āCorrection provides a revelatory lens for examining mass incarceration." āThe Washington Post
A Most Anticipated Book of 2023: Chicago Review of Books, The Chicago Tribune, The Next Big Idea Club
The United States, alone, locks up a quarter of the worldās incarcerated people. And yet apart from clichĆ©sāpaying a debt to society; you do the crime, you do the timeāthere is little sense collectively in America what constitutes retribution or atonement. We donāt actually know why we punish.
Ben Austenās powerful exploration offers a behind-the-scenes look at the process of parole. Told through the portraits of two men imprisoned for murder, and the parole board that holds their freedom in the balance, Austenās unflinching storytelling forces us to reckon with some of the most profound questions underlying the countryās values around crime and punishment. What must someone who commits a terrible act do to get a second chance? What does incarceration seek to accomplish?
An illuminating work of narrative nonfiction, Correction challenges us to consider for ourselves why and who we punishāand how we might find a way out of an era of mass imprisonment.
This book title, Correction (Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change), ISBN: 9781250758828, by Ben Austen, published by Flatiron Books (November 4, 2025) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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