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Same old conclusion ...

We have now harnessed hi-tech means to conclude what Baron Auckland concluded in 1771, namely that incarceration is not wise punishment: Finding Work: A Smartphone Study of Job Searching, Social Contacts, and Wellbeing after Prison Author:  Naomi F. Sugie Sponsoring Agency:  National Institute of Justice US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs United States of America Format:  Document ; Document (Online) Document URL:  PDF     Publication Date:  September 2014 Pages:  171 Type:  Report (Grant Sponsored) Origin:  United States of America Language:  English Grant No.:  2013-IJ-CX-0007 Annotation:  This study examined parolee efforts and attitudes to finding work, obstacles to finding work, and subsequent work experiences after reentry in Newark, New Jersey. Abstract:  The immediate months after prison are c...