In the above-mentioned book I wrote that prisons are ‘universities of crime, maintained by the state.’ And now, thinking of it at fifteen years’ distance, in the light of my subsequent experience, I can only confirm that statement of mine.
He reaffirms his earlier statement that prisons serve as 'universities of crime' based on his experiences.
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