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

by Bill Keller

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 173591374X
• ISBN13: 9781735913742
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.4"