Doing time in the garden : life lessons through prison horticulture /

Jiler, James, 1959-

Doing time in the garden : life lessons through prison horticulture / James Jiler. - Oakland, Calif. : New Village Press, c2006. - 176 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Foreword / by Anthony R. Smith -- Foreword / by Michael Jacobson -- Preface -- The longest bridge -- Horticulture as therapy -- Jail and community -- Starting and expanding a horticultural program -- Design : transforming the prison landscape -- The science of gardening -- Building curriculum -- Aftercare : breaking the cycle -- The greenteam : growing roots in the community.

9780976605423 (alk. paper) 0976605422 (alk. paper)

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Horticultural Society of New York.


Criminals--Rehabilitation--New York--New York--Case studies.
Criminals--Rehabilitation--Rikers Island.--Rikers Island.
Gardening--Therapeutic use--Rikers Island.--Rikers Island.
Horticulture--Study and teaching--Rikers Island.--Rikers Island.
Prisoners--Education--Rikers Island.--Rikers Island.
Recidivism--Prevention.--New York--New York

HV9306.N6 / J55 2006

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