by Jack Lasky (Editor)

What problems do America's prisons face? Who is in America's prisons? Are prisoners treated humanely? Do prison alternatives work? Providing uncomplicated answers to these complicated questions is no easy task. This collection of pro versus con essays offers the solution; there are many sides to every story and it's best to take a look at all before forming a well-rounded opinion. Readers will evaluate divergent viewpoints from sources such as Margaret Dooley-Sammuli, David M. Reutter, Morris B. Hoffman, Jakub Wrzesniewski, and Megan Quattlebaum.