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Human on the Inside - by Gary Garrison (Paperback)

Human on the Inside - by  Gary Garrison (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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 vibrant subculture of inmates, guards, and staff. 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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 vibrant subculture of inmates, guards, and staff. <p/>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. <p/>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Gary Garrison worked for the Mennonite Central Committee for almost a decade, coordinating visiting programs at in maximum security prisons. With a Ph.D. in English from the University of Alberta, he is a journalist and the former editor of <i>Alberta Hansard.</i> He lives in Edmonton. </p>

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