... a haunting and harrowing indictment of the deep psychological damage inflicted by the nation’s punitive structures.

With consideration and compassion, Montross has written a must-read that asks us to consider who our system is leaving behind..

Psychiatrist Montross’ exploration of mental illness and its treatment with incarceration challenges assumptions about rehabilitation, especially in light of the use of mechanisms of revenge and punishment, such as isolation and deprivation.

A searing indictment.

... anguished and impeccably researched.