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Popular Cultural Images of Criminals and Prisoners since Attica

This article on the popular-cultural images of criminals shows how in the 20 years leading up to 1990 the entertainment and news media developed a symbiotic relation with demagogic politicians, helping to fashion a reactionary public attitude that is hostile to prisoner rights.

prisoner rights, news media, right-wing influences

Citation: Social Justice Vol. 18, No. 3 (1991): 49-71