Prisons books

Written by philanthropist James Neild (1744–1814), this thorough survey of prisons in England exposes the harsh...  Read More >>

In this gripping prequel to 'Escape', drug smuggler-turned-bestselling author David McMillan McMillan details his...  Read More >>

Tells a story of successful prison reform that brought the recidivism rate of prisoners down from 44 per cent to...  Read More >>

A systematic historical and economic overview of the state that structures the working lives of millions of Americans:...  Read More >>

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Examines the amount of resources available to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to carry out its mission to provide rehabilitative...  Read More >>

An easy-to-read prison survival guide of do's and don'ts. Perfect for anyone facing trial for an offence that may...  Read More >>

And, what you do when you're at the centre of a riot between thousands of men with machine guns. As seen on Channel...  Read More >>

In 1999, leading dissident Jiang Qisheng was given a four-year sentence for inviting the Chinese people to light...  Read More >>

In 1999 a young man from suburban Adelaide set out on an overseas trip that would change his life forever. Initially,...  Read More >>

Argues that the prison systems of California and Texas during the Depression set the tone for the identity roles...  Read More >>

Provides an illustrated guide to the historic county jails of Texas. This book takes readers to each of the 254...  Read More >>

This is the second annual report of the United Kingdom's National Preventive Mechanism and summarises the activities...  Read More >>

Offers the first critical examination of the experience of imprisonment in early America. These interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Based on in-depth fieldwork in a medium-security training prison for men, The Prisoner Society offers a comprehensive...  Read More >>

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The first English translation of the Prison Narratives written by the seventeenth-century French mystic and Quietist,...  Read More >>

An account of one of the world's most notorious drug-smuggler jails.  Read More >>

This book uses the landmark case Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union to examine the strategies of prison...  Read More >>

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Based on private correspondence, British state archives, declassified government documents, international media...  Read More >>