Maya Schenwar is the author of the new book Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better. She is the editor-in-chief of Truthout. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Nation, the New Jersey Star-Ledger, and other publications. Follow her on Twitter: @mayaschenwar.
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Published in: openSecurityIncarcerating AmericaThe urge to reform the prison system should be applauded, but alternative forms of confinement are becoming...