Our group is present day prison so we need to explain the United States intentions when it comes to locking people up (retribution, rehabilitation, etc.)
I would probably reference a Supreme Court Case which impacted the prison system. You could mention the gang and corruption going on in prison right now.
Implement one of the philosophies he uses in class like the conflict theory. You should probably give at least example of how one of those philosophies relate to the current prison system.