Prisons books

ONE MORE CHANCE is a debut by Lucy Ayrton. Perfect for those who love gripping, contemporary, voice-driven drama...  Read More >>

This two-volume encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the history and current character...  Read More >>

Prison suicides reached a record high in 2016 in England and Wales. Provides the first detailed case study of the...  Read More >>

This book marks the long-term installation of Robert Gober’s (born 1954) seminal Untitled (1992) at Glenstone Museum....  Read More >>

In 1939, a ten-year-old Igor Golomstock accompanied his mother, a medical doctor, to the vast network of labour...  Read More >>

Focusing on one of the most interesting developments in UK prisons over the past 10 years, this book examines the...  Read More >>

""Originally published in 1981 by University of Missouri Press""--Title page verso.  Read More >>

Prison suicides reached a record high in 2016 in England and Wales. Provides the first detailed case study of the...  Read More >>

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This book examines American solitary confinement – in which around 100,000 prisoners are held at any one time –...  Read More >>

A unique theoretical and empirical examination of women's embodied experience of imprisonment in England. The author...  Read More >>

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Explains therapeutic community (TC) work in basic, straightforward terms. Deals with problems, pitfalls and possibilities...  Read More >>

Research on prison and jail reentry typically focuses on barriers stemming from employment, housing, mental health,...  Read More >>

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Contains critical information about operational dates, locations, jurisdictions, population statistics, appearances...  Read More >>

Ideal for outsiders, volunteers and others helping out with prisoners, Opening the Doors contains wise advice based...  Read More >>

As a young student and activist for a different social order, Gladys Ambort fell victim to political repression...  Read More >>

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Confronts the enduring claim that American Civil War military prisons represented an apocalyptic and a historical...  Read More >>

"""A critical study of key texts and moments from the last 100 years of Latin American prison literature""--"  Read More >>

More specifically, the means by which prison security and inmate discipline is negotiated between prison managers,...  Read More >>

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This is a comparative study of prisoners' human rights in England, Wales and the Netherlands. In this context, the...  Read More >>

This volume is a general issue featuring several articles examining aging, suffering and death behind the walls....  Read More >>