Webin america's jails, derek jeffreys draws on sociology, philosophy, history, and his personal experience volunteering in jails and prisons to provide an understanding of the jail. Jeffreys, author of america’s jails: The search for human dignity in an age of mass incarceration, states that far more research is conducted on prisons. Webhighlighting the experiences of inmates themselves, america’s jails aims to shift public perception and understanding of jail inmates to center their inherent dignity and help.
