The Correctional Hunger Games
Understanding Realignment in the Context of the Great Recession
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5741414 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hadar Aviram (0000-0002-5674-7555, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 664 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 260-279 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716215599938 |
| OpenAlex | W2287961934 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 29 |
The California Criminal Justice Realignment is often seen as a sui generis penal experiment in response to a court mandate. However, when examined in a broader context, it can be understood as part of a recession-era institutional effort to reduce prison costs, fueled by a discourse of austerity and financial prudence, which I refer to as "humonetarian." This article examines Realignment, its predecessor, Senate Bill 18, and its successor, Proposition 47, as examples of humonetarian policy, characterized by a rhetoric of costs and savings; bipartisan support; inmate transference practices; and a focus on nonviolent, low-risk offenders, whose incarceration expenses exceed the risk they pose. The analysis yields two insights: one, the financial context of reform; and the other, the unique, neopopulist California "flavor" of this financial context, which stands in the way of even more effective reform. I end with thoughts about the promise and perils of humonetarianism in the California context
Austerity · Context (archaeology) · Criminal justice · Economics · Keynesian economics · Mandate · Political science · Prison · Prudence · Recession · Rhetoric · Successor cardinal · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Public Administration
Beyond the austerity-driven hypothesis
Possibilities and Contestation in Twenty-First-Century US Criminal Justice Downsizing
Can We Downsize Our Prisons and Jails Without Compromising Public Safety
Surviving austerity
The ideological work of penal reform
Extraction without reserve
What are we talking about when we talk about ‘Neoliberalism’
You Need Money to Live in Prison
Ramen Politics
Let Me Be Bill-free
Mass Incarceration on Trial
The Culture of Control
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (Paper))
Three Strikes and You Are Out, but Why? The Psychology of Public Support for Punishing Rule Breakers
Making Crime Pay
The Politics of Imprisonment
The Toughest Beat
Cheap on Crime
Disciplining the Poor
Punishing the Poor
Governing Through Crime
Picking up the pieces
Crime, cash, and limited options
Prison Downsizing and Public Safety
A False Idea of Economy”
The Growth of Imprisonment in California
Three Strikes and You Are Out, but Why? The Psychology of Public Support for Punishing Rule Breakers
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |