The Hooks Institute Policy Papers
No Escape: Jail and the Myth of Innocence
Abstract
Moving further into the vast criminal legal system, the next policy paper encourages us to understand and advocate for change regarding jail practices in Shelby County, TN. The criminal legal system is a complex multi-stage process, and jails theoretically exist within this process to detain individuals before they are sentenced. Yet as Josh Spickler, Executive Director of the Memphis nonprofit Just City, describes in “No Escape: Jail and the Myth of Innocence,” the actual role of jail has come to serve as a site of sanctioned violence and harm far beyond its stated purpose.
Recommended Citation
Spickler, Josh
(2024)
"No Escape: Jail and the Myth of Innocence,"
The Hooks Institute Policy Papers: Vol. 2024, Article 6.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/hookspolicypapers/vol2024/iss1/6
