Doing time in the garden : life lessons through prison horticulture - Jiler, James, 1959- (Oakland, Calif. : New Village Press, 2006)
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.
Includes index.
Keywords: 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 -- New York -- New York -- Prevention