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melissatrouttt's review against another edition
5.0
Riveting. Truly thought provoking and challenging. I throughly enjoyed learning from this book.
cassandralovesfeta's review against another edition
5.0
Truly outstanding & eye opening. It’ll be awhile before I stop talking about this one.
kimskim's review against another edition
4.0
Another great book with dark yet necessary insights into the American prison system. It is incredibly hard to read this book and see that there is something that could be done (and has been done in other countries) but feel like the uphill battle to get it done in the U.S. will be incredibly immense. I still feel like I need more time to process what I read in this book. However, I will say that [a:Christine Montross|521362|Christine Montross|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1408378763p2/521362.jpg] did a wonderful job researching and writing this book. Must read for anyone trying to help with changing our nations justice system.
theythemsam's review
5.0
I learned so much from this book omg. “There is no American dream with no American massacre” said by the author and “The opposite of poverty is not wealth, the opposite of poverty is justice” by Bryan Stevenson are quotes that I liked and felt deeply with in the book. Also fuck prisons fr and the American “justice” system
sperigo's review against another edition
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5.0
Incredible read. I’m shocked I don’t hear more about this book. It should be required reading.
disabledbookdragon's review against another edition
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paulataua's review against another edition
4.0
You have to fully support any book that outlines the horrors of aspects of social policy even when they present little that surprises. It is an important read. Montross exposes the ease with which the mentally ill can find themselves thrust into the penal system and the atrocious conditions and treatment that they, and other prisoners, are subjected to. Once exposed the author moves on to suggest alternative and more enlightened approaches, leaning heavily on examples from Scandinavia. All very admirable! Unfortunately, the one thing that really did hit home for me was the discussion of Nutraloaf, an apparently foul tasting mess that meets dietary requirements and is often given to inmates in the US who misbehave. I couldn’t help thinking how the book is talking of enlightening people about more humane ways of treating inmates when those presently responsible for and involved in prisons are really not the least bit interested in being humane. Please read!
kmrose's review against another edition
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Everyone in America should read this. I’ve known that our justice system was a problem, but to hear about the psychology behind how we treat imprisoned people was so educational. I especially loved the insight into Norway’s prison system and how they approach dealing with crimes as well. Now how do we fix it?