America's Prisons


Book Description




America's Prisons


Book Description

Presents opposing viewpoints about prison issues. Includes critical thinking skill activities and a list of organizations to contact.




America's Prisons


Book Description

The unprecedented growth of America's prison population in recent years has raised serious questions regarding the effectiveness of the prison system. Jerome Miller, Morgan Reynolds, and others address the following topics: Are Prisons Effective? How Should Prisons Treat Inmates? Should Prisons Use Inmate Labor? What Are the Alternatives to Prisons?




America's Prisons


Book Description

Three topics discussed are the nature of prisons, their types, and their effectiveness.




America's Prisons


Book Description

A series of articles expressing differing opinions about the effectiveness of America's prisons, their purposes, & alternatives.




America's Prisons


Book Description

Presents opposing viewpoints about prison issues. Includes critical thinking skill activities and a list of organizations to contact.







America's Prisons


Book Description

A compendium of opinion on the problems of, inmate composition and treatment of, and alternatives to the U.S. prison system.




America's Prisons Book


Book Description

The book offers a realistic perspective on life in the prison world that is rarely shown in television shows or non-fiction. The author creates these stories to introduce the reader to the topic. The rest are real, as told by the prisoners themselves through widely written correspondence. It is prison diaries, prison letters, and short prison memoirs about prison life; bundled into one comprehensive work of true prison stories.