Violence in California Prisons: A Proposal for Research into Patterns and Cures

Calls for independent research & reporting on the extent & nature of violence in CA prisons & the Youth Authority. The authorities have a duty to disclose, & the public has a right to know, whether we are seeing the rise of "violence as punishment." This report outlines a method for accomplishing three tasks: to assess the incidence & severity of violent injury & death within the CA correctional system; to design & implement a strategy for reducing the level of that violence to the lowest possible level; & to establish a means by which the results of the first two tasks can be communicated to the public & to government agencies.James Gilligan is the author of 'Violence in California Prisons: A Proposal for Research into Patterns and Cures' with ISBN 9780756706807 and ISBN 0756706807.