Take the Reason Prisoner

A retired major general takes over a psychological processing prison and implements reforms aimed at swift, five-day assessments to allocate inmates and reduce overcrowding. He faces politicians who press for patronage and recommend handpicked trusties, prompting him to insist on an honorable, merit-based system. The narrative follows administrative planning, ethical dilemmas about using inmates as labor, and the clash between cost-cutting expedients and secure, humane rehabilitation practices. Rising tensions among staff, politicians, and security forces test the general's authority and the feasibility of applying psychology as a tool for both classification and control.