What's Prison For?: Punishment and Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration
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Review : What happens inside our prisons? What’s Prison For? examines the “incarceration†part of “mass incarceration.†What happens inside prisons and jails, where nearly two million Americans are held? Bill Keller, one of America’s 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. Keller 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’s state-of-the-art prison campuses; a rehab unit within a Pennsylvania prison, dubbed Little Scandinavia, where lifers serve as mentors; a college behind bars in San Quentin; a women’s prison that helps imprisoned mothers bond with their children; and Keller’s own classroom at Sing Sing. Surprising in its optimism, What’s Prison For? is an indispensable guide on how to improve our prison system, and a powerful argument that the status quo is a shameful waste of human potential. Read more
Review : This is a short and to the point view of our mass incarceration problem in America. It was really impressive because it has very recent information, not statistics that are already old by the time they’re published. This is an important topic, especially at a moment when one side of the political aisle actually believes there is an under-incarceration problem. We don’t give people who are struggling many options here. People with mental health problems or those suffering from addiction are thrown in the clink, the same as someone who’s committed a violent crime. This takes you through the history of incarceration. What it was meant to be and what it’s become through fear-mongering politicians and overcrowding, in part due to lack of access to adequate legal representation. It’s always wild to me hearing a prosecutor brag about their “flawless†record, knowing it means they’ve locked up some innocents and that we pay them with our tax dollars to convict us of crimes they can’t reasonably think we committed. Many are tricked into accepting bad deals from the fear of prosecutorial bullying and biases of juries. There is a lot of information in a small package here. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read and review.
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