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Author: Michael Hallett (University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA) ,
Joshua Hays (Baylor University) ,
Byron Johnson (Baylor University) ,
Sung Jang (Baylor University)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.498kg
ISBN: 9781138124264
ISBN 10: 1138124265
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 09 August 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Tertiary & Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Absolutely do not read this book if you want easy confirmation of what you already 'know' about religion in prison. This powerful, evocative study will disrupt any simple narratives and make you reassess your understanding of the world of the prison -- a bit like the work that the inmate ministers in Angola have done for fellow prisoners, prison staff, and the wider community for the past few decades. This book does true justice to their amazing stories and so should be widely read and shared. -Shadd Maruna, Ph.D., Dean, Rutgers School of Criminal Justice This is an outstanding and vivid study of identity transformation and the search for meaning among prisoners serving life and near-life sentences in America's largest maximum-security prison, in a state with the highest imprisonment rate. Through the development and support of an inmate ministry, a whole prison is morally rehabilitated, in so far as this is possible in the context outlined. The book is meticulously researched and powerfully as well as critically written. Its messages are resoundingly clear. I will be recommending it to students of the prison, colleagues, and especially to prison governors. -Dr. Alison Liebling, Director, Prisons Research Centre, University of Cambridge
Author Information
Michael Hallett is a Professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of North Florida. His work has appeared in numerous books and journals including Punishment & Society, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Contemporary Justice Review, Critical Criminology and others. In 2006, Dr. Hallett received the Gandhi, King Ikeda Award from Morehouse College for his book Private Prisons in America: A Critical Race Perspective (University of Illinois Press). Dr. Hallett received the Outstanding Graduate Alumnus Award from his doctoral alma mater, Arizona State University, in 2007. He currently also serves as a Senior Research Fellow at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion. Dr. Hallett has been principal investigator on grants from the US Department of Justice, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Jesse Ball DuPont Foundation and several other organizations.
