Books by John F. Pfaff

3. John F. Pfaff, Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform .  A very good and readable book on a much misunderstood topic.  Upon a close read of the data, it turns out the War on Drugs and private prisons are overemphasized as causes of overincarceration, whereas much of the actual blame should be placed on altered incentives for prosecutors.  Note that Pfaff also has a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago in addition to his JD.