Prisons books

In 2015 the landmark suicide of the 100th woman to kill herself in prison custody passed largely unnoticed. This...  Read More >>

The gripping tale of the Greenpeace activists who endured a hundred days in a Murmansk isolation jail.  Read More >>

In 1862 Johnson’s Island prison, the Union’s sole military prison, was born. This title tells the story of the camp...  Read More >>

5 Cuban revolutionaries framed by US government in 1998 spent years in US jails. Each reached out to fellow prisoners...  Read More >>

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Winner, 2017 American Society of Criminology's Division on Critical Criminology and Social Justice Best Book Award...  Read More >>

Each day we saw the outside world in all its splendour, and each day that view served as a reminder that we had...  Read More >>

"5 Cuban revolutionaries framed by U.S. government in 1998 spent years in US jails. Each reached to fellow prisoners...  Read More >>

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First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

This book is an interdisciplinary collection of essays on Le Groupe d'information sur les prisons (The Prisons Information...  Read More >>

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Unlike previous works on the topic, which are largely individual case studies, this book focuses not only on Prison...  Read More >>

After the Doors Were Locked offers a look at the history of youth corrections in California from its origins to...  Read More >>

Liberty's Prisoners chronicles how the penitentiary, though initially designed as an alternative to corporal punishment...  Read More >>

This short text, ideal for Social Problems and Criminal Justice courses, examines the American prison system, its...  Read More >>

While supporting a social justice approach, the book confronts significantly the problematic features of the politics...  Read More >>

The Working Lives of Prison Managers addresses key aspects of prison management, including how individuals become...  Read More >>

The Centenary Classics series examines the fascinating time of change and evolution in the Ireland of 100 years...  Read More >>

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Draws on over 60 in-depth interviews with key policymakers to tease out the beliefs, traditions, and political processes...  Read More >>

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Through the centuries, prisons were closed institutions, full of secrets and shrouded in mystery. But modern media...  Read More >>