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Relates to: Newjackthought-provokingFound this to be a concrete, insightful book. The CO's have a hell of a job, at least at Sing-sing. Abuse in both directions, but at least there was some attempt to be professional. To me, understanding the ugly conditions inside a prison is a strong argument for reducing incarceration rates for nonviolent and victimless crimes, and against private prisons where there are likely lower standards and little if any oversight.The eye-opener for me is that to run a prison, you basically have to put a bunch of adult men in a dependent position for years at a time. A friend's take when I described the prison - 'its like a Kindergarten, except the kids can hurt you'. But, at least at my daughter's excellent kindergarten, the teacher's main goal is to teach the kids autonomy, and give them as much freedom of choice as possible. Here its the reverse. Well, I'm sure this is not new to students of prisons but in any case it is a thought-provoking book."""" |
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