Prisons books

"Kent Kerley explores the issue of religion in prison, offering a rich portrait of religious practices and their...  Read More >>

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Despite being deemed an illegal activity, participation in sexual activity behind prison walls is a frequent occurrence....  Read More >>

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This unique book provides a rare insight into the debilitating impact of regimes that fail to respond to the complex...  Read More >>

A practical, portable, and straightforward guide providing complete coverage of key areas of law and practice for...  Read More >>

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Although prison can present a critical opportunity to engage with offenders through interventions and programming,...  Read More >>

In this new edition you will discover the essentials of contemporary correctional nursing practice and a comprehensive...  Read More >>

What explains the boom in private prisons—especially since the record of privatisation for rehabilitating prisoners...  Read More >>

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Bringing great writing back into print - a Faber Finds book.  Read More >>

Although prison can present a critical opportunity to engage with offenders through interventions and programming,...  Read More >>

This book continues to provide comprehensive community corrections coverage with an applied, practical perspective,...  Read More >>

A bold questioning of culture-based reparative justice initiatives – the political culture that inspired them and...  Read More >>

Penal Systems is a comprehensive, thematic introduction to the comparative study of penality throughout the world....  Read More >>

Informative, entertaining, against the grain, Her Majesty's Philosophers highlights the artificiality of prison...  Read More >>

Revised edition of: Prison and jail administration: practice and theory / edited by Peter M. Carlson, Judith Simon...  Read More >>

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The overall number of inmates in the Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) three main types of segregated housing units, Special...  Read More >>

Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker...  Read More >>

During the course of three decades, Joseph Stalin’s Gulag, a vast network of forced labour camps and settlements,...  Read More >>

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This collection, from a range of leading international scholars, looks at penal practice in a variety of different...  Read More >>