Prisons books

Members of the last generation of inmates and staff return to this now-forgotten prison to tell the true and brutal...  Read More >>

Members of the last generation of inmates and staff return to this now-forgotten prison to tell the true and brutal...  Read More >>

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

Drawing on a range of contemporary and historical topics and including cases from the UK, US and Russia, this book...  Read More >>

Drawing on a range of contemporary and historical topics and including cases from the UK, US and Russia, this book...  Read More >>

Revised edition of Criminology and public policy, 2010.  Read More >>

Revised edition of Criminology and public policy, 2010.  Read More >>

A look at the contemporary crisis in U.S. jails with recommendations for improving and protecting the dignity of...  Read More >>

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This is the story of Cahaba Prison where 5000 Union soldiers were interned during the latter part of the Civil War....  Read More >>

Combining stories of actual trials with theoretical analysis, this book is a radical and powerful investigation...  Read More >>

Combining stories of actual trials with theoretical analysis, this book is a radical and powerful investigation...  Read More >>

This edited collection focuses on the sociology of 'social censure' – the sociological term advocated by Colin Sumner...  Read More >>

A protest against America's mass incarceration, an underdog sports odyssey, and a tender portrait of lives going...  Read More >>

The controversy surrounding community responses to housing for sexually violent predators When a South Carolina...  Read More >>

The controversy surrounding community responses to housing for sexually violent predators When a South Carolina...  Read More >>

The Roadmap for the Development of Prison-based Rehabilitation Programs focuses on the three core areas of education,...  Read More >>

The overall purpose of this checklist is to assist Member States in conducting internal or administrative inspections...  Read More >>

James Phelps explores all the questions that we can only barely imagine the answers to about Australia's toughest...  Read More >>

The true story of a 33-year old tour leader after he was involved in a fatal and tragic accident in Ecuador. Critically...  Read More >>

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Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s powerful prison memoir begins half an hour before his release on 12 December 1978.  Read More >>

This volume explores crucial issues surrounding the impact of loss, death and dying for criminal offenders, for...  Read More >>

From prisoner to PhD student - how one woman turned her jail sentence into an opportunity Kerry Tucker seemed to...  Read More >>

Who said finding yourself was easy? When a wild night out in Barcelona in 1972 ends in a savage police beating...  Read More >>