Governing Prisons

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Summary: The One Reference for Those Interested in Safe and Humane Pr
Review: If I could reccomend only one book on prison management this is the one. The author critically examines and compares three large state prison systems; California, Michigan, and Texas. He identifies the fundamental philosophies that govern each system and shows the practical results of each. The "Michigan Responsability Model", The "Texas Control Model", and the California Confused Model which is merely a mixture of the Michigan and Texas philosophies. All prison systems in the U.S. are varients of the two models or mixtures of one degree or another as is California. The study speaks for itself as to which is the superior system, if the goal is safe and humane prisons that provide as effective rehabilitation as is possible. Must reading for prison administrators, professors, politicians, and anyone else interested in proper prison management.