When the Prisoners Ran Walpole: A True Story in the Movement for Prison Abolition

A story that may turn reformists into abolitionists, When the Prisoners Ran Walpole is the tale of a Massachusetts Correctional Facility where lofty ideals became a reality. A group of prisoners banded together to form an advisory committee/union which helped improve the recidivism rate. They even eventually ended up running the prison when the guards went on strike in protest of the prison's new liberal policies. A really inspiring story for those working toward change in America's prison system.