Introduction : incarceration in the U.S -- Media power and the social construction of fear -- Media stories about crime and punishment -- The news hole : local television news and the lack of coverage of U.S. prisons -- Locking down the narrative : national television news coverage of the American penal system -- That's entertainment? Prime time drama and incarceration -- Watching a nightmare : Oz and the terror of images -- Conclusion : television, incarceration, imagination.
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