In "From Princeton to Prison: The Rise and Fall of My American Dream," Mahmoud Reza Banki shares his experience being wrongly imprisoned.
Pair “Prison Is a Poor Deterrent, and a Dangerous Punishment” with “From Princeton to Prison: The Rise and Fall of My American Dream” to give students an additional perspective about the American legal system. According to “Prison is a Poor Deterrent, and a Dangerous Punishment,” what are the effects of incarcerating juveniles? How does the impact of juvenile incarceration conflict with its stated goals according to “Prison is a Poor Deterrent, and a Dangerous Punishment”? According to “From Princeton to Prison: The Rise and Fall of My American Dream,” what were the effects of incarceration on Mahmoud Reza Banki? How does the impact of incarceration conflict with its stated goals according to “From Princeton to Prison: The Rise and Fall of My American Dream”? How do these two texts offer different perspectives on the American legal system?