Human on the Inside
Unlocking the Truth About Canada's Prisons
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Volunteer Work, Gender Studies, Men&, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Gary Garrison | ISBN: | 9780889773783 |
| Publisher: | University of Regina Press | Publication: | February 28, 2015 |
| Imprint: | U of R Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gary Garrison |
| ISBN: | 9780889773783 |
| Publisher: | University of Regina Press |
| Publication: | February 28, 2015 |
| Imprint: | U of R Press |
| Language: | English |
In Human on the Inside Gary Garrison takes readers out of their comfort zones and into some of Canada's most notorious and violent prisons, introducing us to a menacing yet vibrant subculture of inmates, guards, and staff. Through personal stories, Garrison illuminates a criminal justice system that ignores poverty, racism, mental illness, and addiction and deals instead with society's problems with razor wire and harsh treatment. It is a system that degrades the individual and sees inmates as less than human. Providing a counterbalance to fear-mongering about criminals, he argues that a dehumanizing system generates more crime, not less, and perpetuates another injustice, this time committed on behalf of all Canadians.
In Human on the Inside Gary Garrison takes readers out of their comfort zones and into some of Canada's most notorious and violent prisons, introducing us to a menacing yet vibrant subculture of inmates, guards, and staff. Through personal stories, Garrison illuminates a criminal justice system that ignores poverty, racism, mental illness, and addiction and deals instead with society's problems with razor wire and harsh treatment. It is a system that degrades the individual and sees inmates as less than human. Providing a counterbalance to fear-mongering about criminals, he argues that a dehumanizing system generates more crime, not less, and perpetuates another injustice, this time committed on behalf of all Canadians.
