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Human on the Inside: Unlocking the Truth about Canada's Prisons
Gary Garrison
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Description for Human on the Inside: Unlocking the Truth about Canada's Prisons
Paperback. "A story of courage and boundless compassion." - Stephen Reid In "Human on the Inside," Gary Garrison takes readers out of their comfort zones and into "The Max," one of Canada s most notorious and violent prisons, introducing us to a menacing yet vibrant subculture of inmates, guards, and staff." Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
"A story of courage and boundless compassion." - Stephen Reid In Human on the Inside , Gary Garrison takes readers out of their comfort zones and into "The Max," one 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 ... Read more
"A story of courage and boundless compassion." - Stephen Reid In Human on the Inside , Gary Garrison takes readers out of their comfort zones and into "The Max," one 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
293
Place of Publication
Regina, Canada
ISBN
9780889773769
SKU
V9780889773769
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About Gary Garrison
Gary Garrison worked for the Mennonite Central Committee for nine years, coordinating visiting programs at The Max and Bowden Institutions. He is a journalist, poet/songwriter, and the retired Editor of Alberta Hansard.
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