Harris, an award-winning career journalist who has written a number of books critical of Canada's criminal justice system, provides a sensationalistic, biased account of the organization and everyday reality of life in Canada's prison system. Like most of the political Right, he views the Correctional Services of Canada (CSC) as a dangerous, incompetent bureaucracy headed by commissioners whose concern for prisoners' rights has led to inmates running the "asylum." Some of his accusations are undeniably correct. Certainly the rampant abuse of illegal drugs in the penitentiaries has contributed to a highly dangerous environment for staff and prisoners alike. But as for solutions, Harris's unimaginative, get-tough approach emphasizing harsh discipline ignores the broader social structures that contributed to the prison crisis in the first place. His investigation relies too heavily on testimony from custodial officers, is poorly referenced, and devotes little attention to the extensive literature and research on justice, crime, and corrections. Readers looking for an opposing view of the Canadian criminal justice system should consider reading David Cayley's The Expanding Prison (1998), and for a more balanced scholarly appraisal, the recent work of Michael Jackson (e.g., Justice behind the Walls, 2002). All levels and collections. G. B. Osborne Augustana University College