Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2026
DOI
10.1007/s10612-026-09888-x
Publication Title
Critical Criminology
Volume
Advance online publication
Pages
3 pp.
Abstract
[Introduction] Smirnova’s The Prescription-to-Prison Pipeline offers a critical examination of the impacts of prescription drugs as well as the over-policing and policies created to push individuals into the carceral system rather than providing other options for assistance. Smirnova further captures the social inequalities of race and class of those encased in this pipeline. Within this understanding of the detriment that the system, medical providers, and society place on those who use substances, Smirnova’s use of interviews allows for a clear understanding of how these systems work in conjunction to uphold the pipeline.
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Original Publication Citation
Jackey, H. (2026). [Review of the book The prescription-to-prison pipeline: The medicalization and criminalization of pain, by M. Smirnova]. Critical Criminology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-026-09888-x
Repository Citation
Jackey, Hayley, "[Review of the book The Prescription-to-Prison Pipeline: The Medicalization and Criminalization of Pain, by M. Smirnova]" (2026). Sociology & Criminal Justice Faculty Publications. 82.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/sociology_criminaljustice_fac_pubs/82
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