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A very interesting global journey of prison systems and their very modest attempt at getting away from the US-imported model of hell holes that don't work. And yes, prison systems are a perfect reflection of their societies, so, no wonder the US system is punitive, racist, preachy, class-based, and ineffective (kinda like the Brazilian system is). I wish ideas for reform had not taken a grand total of 5 pages at the end.
Oof what an intense read. Well-written and informative. Baz Dreisinger mixes statistics and personal experiences in a way that makes the reader feel the message and not just understand it intellectually. The book follows her journey to multiple countries and investigates how they incarcerate and punish criminals. Many countries have copied some of America's policies and many of them have harsh outcomes.