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Title:
Doing time in the garden : life lessons through prison horticulture / James Jiler ; illustrations by John Cannizzo.
Author:
Jiler, James, 1959-
Publication Information:
Oakland, Calif. : New Village Press, c2006.
Call Number:
HV9306 .N6 J55 2006
Electronic Access:
Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0610/2006009093.html
ISBN:
9780976605423
Physical Description:
176 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Corporate Subject:
Horticultural Society of New York.
Subject Term:
Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.

Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- New York (State) -- Rikers Island.

Gardening -- Therapeutic use -- New York (State) -- Rikers Island.

Horticulture -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- Rikers Island.

Prisoners -- Education -- New York (State) -- Rikers Island.

Recidivism -- New York (State) -- New York -- Prevention.

Réhabilitation -- New York (État) -- New York -- Cas, Études de.

Réhabilitation -- New York (État) -- Rikers Island.

Jardinage -- Emploi en thérapeutique -- New York (État) -- Rikers Island.

Horticulture -- Étude et enseignement -- New York (État) -- Rikers Island.

Prisonniers -- Éducation -- New York (État) -- Rikers Island.

Récidive -- New York (État) -- New York -- Prévention.
Contents:
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.
Personal Author:
Jiler, James, 1959-
Subject:
Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.

Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- New York (State) -- Rikers Island.

Gardening -- Therapeutic use -- New York (State) -- Rikers Island.

Horticulture -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- Rikers Island.

Prisoners -- Education -- New York (State) -- Rikers Island.

Recidivism -- New York (State) -- New York -- Prevention.

Réhabilitation -- New York (État) -- New York -- Cas, Études de.

Réhabilitation -- New York (État) -- Rikers Island.

Jardinage -- Emploi en thérapeutique -- New York (État) -- Rikers Island.

Horticulture -- Étude et enseignement -- New York (État) -- Rikers Island.

Prisonniers -- Éducation -- New York (État) -- Rikers Island.

Récidive -- New York (État) -- New York -- Prévention.

Horticultural Society of New York.
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