What's Prison For? : Punishment and Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration

Name: What's Prison For? : Punishment and Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration
Brand: Columbia Global Reports

Columbia Global Reports

What happens inside our prisons?\n\nWhat\u2019s Prison For? examines the \u201Cincarceration\u201D part of \u201Cmass incarceration.\u201D What happens inside prisons and jails, where nearly two million Americans are held? Bill Keller, one of America\u2019s most accomplished journalists, has spent years immersed in the subject. He argues that the most important role of prisons is preparing incarcerated people to be good neighbors and good citizens when they return to society, as the overwhelming majority will.\n\nKeller takes us inside the walls of our prisons, where we meet men and women who have found purpose while in state custody; American corrections officials who have set out to learn from Europe\u2019s state-of-the-art prison campuses; a rehab unit within a Pennsylvania prison, dubbed Little Scandinavia, where lifers\n\nWhat's Prison For?\nPunishment and Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with fre;