The Restorative Prison: Essays on Inmate Peer Ministry and Prosocial Corrections

by Sung Joon Jang, Byron R Johnson, Michael Hallett, et al.

Book Overview

Drawing on work from inside some of America's largest and toughest prisons, this book documents an alternative model of "restorative corrections" utilizing the lived experience of successful inmates, fast disrupting traditional models of correctional programming. While research documents a strong desire among those serving time in prison to redeem themselves, inmates often confront a profound lack of opportunity for achieving redemption. In a system...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036776637X
• ISBN13: 9780367766375
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.9"