Persuasive essay

  Write a five-paragraph persuasive essay in which you take a stand on the article, "Why Prisons Don't Work" by Wilbert Rideau. Your thesis will either agree or disagree with Rideau's article. This does not mean you will be using your personal opinion. This is an academic persuasive essay, so it must be written in a third person point of view using scholarly library sources to back up your claims.