End Prisonism by James Trust

What if prison isn’t reducing crime—but producing it?

After spending years inside the Federal Bureau of Prisons, James Trust exposes a system he believes has abandoned rehabilitation in favor of punitive dehumanization. In End Prisonism, he introduces the concept of Prisonism and presents a bold vision for transforming American corrections through meaningful employment, modern technology, and restored humanity.

This is not a call to eliminate prisons. It is a call to make them work.

End Prisonism challenges readers to rethink justice, accountability, and rehabilitation—and asks what kind of citizens we are sending back into our communities.