Ferguson, Robert A.,  1942-2017, <br/><br/>
Metamorphosis :  how to transform punishment in America / 
Robert A. Ferguson. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/> Previously issued in print: 2018. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> In the past few years, the need for prison reform in America has reached the level of a consensus. We agree that many prison terms are too long, especially for nonviolent drug offenders; that long-term isolation is a bad idea; and that basic psychiatric and medical care in prisons is woefully inadequate. Some people believe that contracting out prison services to for-profit companies is a recipe for mistreatment. This text argues that these reforms barely scratch the surface of what is wrong with American prisons: an atmosphere of malice and humiliation that subjects prisoners and guards alike to constant degradation. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300235296  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Imprisonment--United States.<br/>Prisons--United States.<br/>Punishment--Philosophy.<br/>Punishment in crime deterrence--United States.<br/>True Crime.<br/>Social services & welfare, criminology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV9471  / .F47 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.60973