What Are Prisons For?

Name: What Are Prisons For?
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Hindpal Singh Bhui
ISBN: 9781529246582

Author: Hindpal Singh Bhui

Series: What Is It For?

Narrator: Adrian Paul Jeyasingham

Unabridged: 3 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Bristol University Press

Published: 11/01/2024

Categories: Nonfiction, Social Science, Penology, Sociology, Race & Ethnic Relations

Synopsis

What does a good prison look like? Over eleven million people are currently locked up in prisons across the world, but does that mean that prison actually works? Hindpal Singh Bhui, with 25 years’ experience of visiting and working in prisons worldwide, argues that we need to look at who is sent there and why, to disentangle reality from ideology and myth. Introducing the competing histories of prisons and allowing the voices of prisoners, prison staff and victims to be heard, he asks whether there is a better way to achieve what society wants from its prisons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mia on June 07, 2024

Interesting and brief read on prisons. Something I wanted to know more about since I work with so many people who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. Austin made a smart ass comment on me reading a book on prisons the day before we get married lol......more

Goodreads review by Liam on August 06, 2024

This book is a lovely first introduction for me to the topic of penal systems. Hindpal Singh Bhui provides insights into the goals of prisons, the methods they use to achieve their goals, and the outcomes they produce. This short, digestible read has left me hungry to explore the questions to the an......more

Goodreads review by Gabby on January 23, 2025

There were some great insights here, though I believe the structure could have been re-worked a little to simplify and create some more clarity.......more