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Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World
by Baz Dreisinger
An insightful and eye-opening look into how prisons operate and dispense justice around the world. Spoken through the view of an American professor, this book provides a wonderful look into what is being done and what can be done.
Creator of the Prison-to-College-Pipeline, Dreisinger seeks out how other prisons around the world operate in comparison to each other and in relation to how prisons in the U.S. run. There is the emphasis on peace in the previously ravaged by genocide Rwanda. The programs conducted in South Africa and Uganda that support writing and restoration. The workshops for women in Thailand and music programs in Jamaica. Of tough on crime mentality in Singapore, super-max facilities in Brazil, and private prisons in Australia. And of rehabilitation and community in Norway. All of this is covered in this wonderful book that encompasses so much of what is going on in the world and relating it back to U.S. readers who might only have one view on how prisons run. Without a doubt, the U.S. prison system is flawed and has a great many things wrong/unjust about it. Yet, in seeing how other prisons operate, detailing the history of how each nation cultivated their own prisons through influence or history, brought to light how everything interconnects and yet is different in various ways. I found each section fascinating and detailed with Dreisinger's descriptions and humanitarian look at prisons. Without a doubt, there is heart in this author and she displays it as she conducts personal interviews and strives to find all the truth that is held in each prison. It was interesting to read that the U.S. is not necessarily the best when it comes to incarceration, but nor is it the worst. There is a lot that can be learned from each location, a lot that can be gained and removed from each to make a consistent form of rehabilitation for those found guilty of crimes. I found Dreisinger's conclusion at the end uplifting and a vision I can get on board with as sweeping changes need to come to the U.S. prison system.
By learning from others, we can better make ourselves. The endearing voice of the narrator and the voices of those interviewed ring true for that which must be done better.
Creator of the Prison-to-College-Pipeline, Dreisinger seeks out how other prisons around the world operate in comparison to each other and in relation to how prisons in the U.S. run. There is the emphasis on peace in the previously ravaged by genocide Rwanda. The programs conducted in South Africa and Uganda that support writing and restoration. The workshops for women in Thailand and music programs in Jamaica. Of tough on crime mentality in Singapore, super-max facilities in Brazil, and private prisons in Australia. And of rehabilitation and community in Norway. All of this is covered in this wonderful book that encompasses so much of what is going on in the world and relating it back to U.S. readers who might only have one view on how prisons run. Without a doubt, the U.S. prison system is flawed and has a great many things wrong/unjust about it. Yet, in seeing how other prisons operate, detailing the history of how each nation cultivated their own prisons through influence or history, brought to light how everything interconnects and yet is different in various ways. I found each section fascinating and detailed with Dreisinger's descriptions and humanitarian look at prisons. Without a doubt, there is heart in this author and she displays it as she conducts personal interviews and strives to find all the truth that is held in each prison. It was interesting to read that the U.S. is not necessarily the best when it comes to incarceration, but nor is it the worst. There is a lot that can be learned from each location, a lot that can be gained and removed from each to make a consistent form of rehabilitation for those found guilty of crimes. I found Dreisinger's conclusion at the end uplifting and a vision I can get on board with as sweeping changes need to come to the U.S. prison system.
By learning from others, we can better make ourselves. The endearing voice of the narrator and the voices of those interviewed ring true for that which must be done better.