Incarceration nations: a journey to justice in prisons around the world
โ Scribed by Baz Dreisinger
- Publisher
- Other Press
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 221 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781375990134
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โฆ Synopsis
Baz Dreisinger goes behind bars in nine countries to investigate the current conditions in prisons worldwide
Beginning in Africa and ending in Europe, Incarceration Nations is a first-person odyssey through the prison systems of the world. Professor, journalist, and founder of the Prison-to-College-Pipeline, Dreisinger looks into the human stories of incarcerated men and women and those who imprison them, creating a jarring, poignant view of a world to which most are denied access, and a rethinking of one of America's most far-reaching global exports: the modern prison complex.
From serving as a restorative justice facilitator in a notorious South African prison and working with genocide survivors in Rwanda, to launching a creative writing class in an overcrowded Ugandan prison and coordinating a drama workshop for women prisoners in Thailand, Dreisinger examines the world behind bars with equal parts empathy and intellect. She journeys to...
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