Prisoners after War

​​​“Prisoners after War is an important book illuminating some dark corners of American history. It is not an entertaining book, but one that exposes many outrageous and significant truths about America's mistreatment of its veterans. The writing is clear and convincing, the subject is troubling, the author's findings are well documented, and the book is highly recommended.”—John Ketwig, The Veteran

​​“Through his painstaking labor and devotion, Higgins has brought the systematic mistreatment of veterans into stark focus and eviscerated the usual suspects along the way. I recommend Prisoners after War as a text for classes on veterans, war, or criminal justice.”—Anthony James Albright, Journal of Veterans Studies

​“This book gives the reader a sobering look at the large—some 100,000—veteran prison population and at some of the reasons for it. Strongly recommended.”—Tom Werzyn, The VVA Veteran

“Prisoners after War is on the cutting edge. It will appeal to a wide array of readers, including scholars of carceral and military history, social scientists interested in the intersections of veterans’ service and reentry, and crucially, general audiences curious about the lived experiences of criminalization and incarceration.”—Melanie D. Newport, author of This is My Jail: Local Politics and the Rise and Mass Incarceration

“Heartbreaking and inspiring, Prisoners after War details the stories of ordinary Americans ensnared in the far-reaching, interwoven tentacles of war, militarization, and domestic policies. An essential, groundbreaking work that adroitly links the experiences and memories of veterans, trauma, disability, and discrimination with the explosion of the carceral state.”—Kara Dixon Vuic, author of The Girls Next Door: Bringing the Home Front to the Front Lines

“A pathbreaking study of veterans from the Vietnam War to the present that examines the deep connections between war-related trauma, mass incarceration, the ‘war on drugs,’ and grassroots struggles for reparative justice. With this work, at once painful and hopeful, Jason A. Higgins joins a select group of authors who help us understand the history of US militarism and its troubling consequences.”—Christian G. Appy, author of American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity