{"product_id":"whats-prison-for-bill-keller-9781735913742","title":"What's Prison For?: Punishment and Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat happens inside our prisons?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat's Prison For?\u003c\/i\u003e examines the \"incarceration\" part of \"mass incarceration.\" What happens inside prisons and jails, where nearly two million Americans are held? Bill Keller, one of America's most accomplished journalists, has spent years immersed in the subject. He argues that the most important role of prisons is preparing incarcerated people to be good neighbors and good citizens when they return to society, as the overwhelming majority will. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeller takes us inside the walls of our prisons, where we meet men and women who have found purpose while in state custody; American corrections officials who have set out to learn from Europe's state-of-the-art prison campuses; a rehab unit within a Pennsylvania prison, dubbed Little Scandinavia, where lifers serve as mentors; a college behind bars in San Quentin; a women's prison that helps imprisoned mothers bond with their children; and Keller's own classroom at Sing Sing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurprising in its optimism, \u003ci\u003eWhat's Prison For?\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable guide on how to improve our prison system, and a powerful argument that the status quo is a shameful waste of human potential.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Keller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173591374X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735913742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia Global Reports\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023","brand":"Bill Keller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069156487423,"sku":"9781735913742","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d281d647-29a8-454b-8654-4f4983be1250.jpg?v=1685423125","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whats-prison-for-bill-keller-9781735913742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}