“The Caging of America” (2012) by Adam Gopnik
- What does the author mean when he describes the scale and brutality of the U.S. incarceration system as “the moral scandal of American life”?
- How does the author link the U.S. Bill of Rights to the growth of mass incarceration in America?
- How does the author describe Frank Zimring’s conclusions regarding “broken windows” and New York City’s crime decline? What sorts of social engineering changes has NYC undergone in the past 40 years?
- What routes forward (reforms) does the author suggest would help reduce the scale and brutality of incarceration in the U.S.?