America's Prisons
America's Prisons | Chapter 2 Preface
J.B. Stevens entered the Missouri prison system at age seventeen. He weighed 135 pounds, was saddled with drug problems, and faced a thirty-seven year sentence. In prison, he began weight training. By the time he was twenty-five, he tipped the scales at an athletic 175 pounds, had acquired his GED, and had hope for the future despite the many years in prison ahead of him. In explaining his rehabilitation, Stevens said, “The very first goals I set for myself in bodybuilding are today the cornerstones of my self-confidence. Everything I have achieved and everything I shall ever aspire to...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Are Prisons Effective?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- The Prison System Works
- The Prison System Does Not Work
- More Imprisonment Is Needed
- More Imprisonment Is Not Needed
- Imprisonment Reduces Crime
- Imprisonment Does Not Reduce Crime
- Privatization Would Benefit the Prison System
- Privatization Would Not Benefit the Prison System
- Chapter 1: Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: How Should Prisons Treat Inmates?
- Chapter 3: Should Prisons Use Inmate Labor?
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Chapter 4: What Are the Alternatives to Prisons?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Parole Can Succeed as an Alternative
- Parole and Probation Have Not Succeeded as Alternatives
- Drug Treatment Can Succeed as an Alternative
- Drug Offenders Should Be Imprisoned
- Creative Sentencing Can Provide Effective Alternatives
- Creative Sentencing May Not Provide Effective Alternatives
- Shame-Based Punishment Can Be an Effective Alternative
- Shame-Based Punishment May Not Be an Effective Alternative
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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