The Globalization of Supermax Prisons

Acknowledgments

xv Acknowledgments The process of developing and editing this book has been interesting. Each new book I write or edit presents a series of challenges, some of which I have encountered before, others of which I have forgotten, and some of which are completely new. All in all, the process of helping to create a publication keeps me engaged with my discipline, my colleagues, and my students. In any given project, there are numerous people to thank, and this one is no different. I would like to extend my appreciation initially to Ray Michalowski (University of Northern Arizona), the series editor, for seeing merit in this idea, and to Peter Mickulas (Rutgers University Press), acquisitions editor, for signing this book. Thanks to Joseph A. Dahm for copyediting the entire manuscript. My gratitude also extends to the University of Baltimore, which provided me with a sabbatical during which I formulated the bulk of the ideas for this project, assembled the contributors, and was able to travel to conduct some of the research contained in this book. I also need to thank Margarita (Magui) Cardona and Marc Lennon, of the University of Baltimore’s Sponsored Research Division, who helped me craft the research grant proposal from which some of this book derives. As always, I would like to thank my contributors for their scholarship and patience. I am also grateful to my colleagues both inside and outside the academy. This includes, but is not limited to, James Binnal, K. C. Carceral, Todd Clear, Francis Cullen, Ikponwosa (Silver) Ekunwe, Preston Elrod, Karen Evans, Jeff Ferrell, Rosemary Gido, Marianne Fisher-Giorlando, Mark Hamm, Keith Hayward, Allen Hornblum, Michael (Lee) Johnson, Robert Johnson, Richard S. Jones, Michael Lenza, Shadd Maruna, Gary Marx, Greg Newbold, Stephen C. Richards, Dawn L. Rothe, Frank Shanty, Michael Stohl, Charlie Sullivan, Jon Marc Taylor, Richard Tewksbury, Austin T. Turk, Ron Weitzer, Aaron Winter, Barbara Zaitzow, and Miguel Zaldivar. Whether they are scholars, practitioners, convicts (or ex-cons), in subtle but important ways they have helped shape my thinking about this book. I also extend my gratitude to my students—many of whom are former or current convicts, police, probation or parole officers and administrators, and other criminal justice practitioners—for enduring portions of this work Acknowledgments xvi through lectures and/or required readings. Furthermore, I wish to thank the many invaluable sources who gave freely of their time to respond to my numerous questions and to help me contextualize this material. I am also indebted to Dawn L. Rothe, who volunteered (or, more appropriately , was pressed into service) to look at selected chapters. Thanks to Rachel Hildebrant for copyediting my chapters. I also extend my gratitude to the anonymous reviewers of the proposal and the final manuscript for their helpful comments; these individuals encouraged me to rethink many of the ideas I initially presented. Thanks to Loïc Wacquant for writing an excellent foreword. I would be remiss to not also thank the production people at Rutgers University Press. Last but certainly not least, I extend my never-ending gratitude to my wonderful family. I thank Natasha J. Cabrera, my wife and fellow scholar, for providing encouragement and feedback at several critical times, for serving as a sounding board for my ideas, and for trying her best to keep me focused. I also recognize Keanu and Dakota Ross-Cabrera, our children, who are a constant source of inspiration and joy and who frequently tolerate their father’s divided attention more times than necessary. The Globalization of Supermax Prisons ...