Are Prisons Obsolete?

Thank you for schooling me on the why, the history behind the creation of prison–and imprisonment–as the ultimate form of punishment, and on the how, the prison industrial complex–in which virtually no institution and corporation within our country is not at least somewhat culpable in maintaining. How this isn't a mandatory read in high school or college is baffling considering this affects so many of our younger generations before they even make it out of school.

Highly recommend to everyone but especially U.S. residents.