Racial Desegregation in Prisons

Authors

Chad R. Trulson, University of North Texas
James W. Marquart, University of Texas at Dallas
Craig Hemmens, Boise State University
Leo Carroll, University of Rhode IslandFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

1-1-2008

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. © 2008, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Trulson, Chad R., James W. Marquart, Craig Hemmens, and Leo Carroll. "Racial Desegregation in Prisons." (2008). doi: 10.1177/0032885508319208.