Prisons books

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Mass Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became Addicted to Prisons and Jails and How It Can Recover

Mass Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became...

Author: Jeffrey Bellin
ISBN: 9781009267540
Format: Hardback
$181.10

A former prosecutor turned law professor explains the rise of mass incarceration and the path to reform. Mass Incarceration...  Read More >>

Irish Women's Prison Writing: Mother Ireland’s Rebels, 1960s–2010s

Irish Women's Prison Writing: Mother Ireland’s Rebels,...

Author: Red Washburn
ISBN: 9781032103525
Format: Hardback
$263.00

This book explores 50 years of Irish women’s prison writing, 1960s-2010s, connecting the work of women leaders and...  Read More >>

The Idea of Prison Abolition

The Idea of Prison Abolition

Author: Tommie Shelby
ISBN: 9780691229751
Format: Hardback
$49.99

"An incisive and sympathetic examination of the case for ending the practice of imprisonment Despite its omnipresence...  Read More >>

Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration

Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration...

Author: Jason Schnittker (Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania) ,  Michael Massoglia (Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
ISBN: 9780190603823
Format: Hardback
$80.95

A comprehensive examination of the connection between mass incarceration and health In an age when over two million...  Read More >>

Music-Making in U.S. Prisons: Listening to Incarcerated Voices

Music-Making in U.S. Prisons: Listening to Incarcerated...

Author: Mary L. Cohen ,  Stuart P. Duncan
ISBN: 9781771125710
Format: Paperback
$64.90

The U.S. incarceration machine imprisons more people than in any other country. Music-Making in U.S. Prisons looks...  Read More >>

Irish Political Prisoners 1960-2000: Braiding Rage and Sorrow

Irish Political Prisoners 1960-2000: Braiding Rage and...

Author: Seán McConville (Queen Mary, University of London)
ISBN: 9780367697143
Format: Paperback
$92.99

This is a comprehensive, detailed and humane account of the thousands who came into custody during the years of...  Read More >>

Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member

Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member

Author: Sanyika Shakur
ISBN: 9781611854282
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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Histories of Punishment and Social Control in Ireland: Perspectives from a Periphery

Histories of Punishment and Social Control in Ireland:...

Author: Lynsey Black (Maynooth University, Ireland) ,  Louise Brangan (University of Strathclyde, UK)
ISBN: 9781800436077
Format: Hardback
$167.99

This volume contains an Open Access Chapter Leading scholars on Irish penal history and theory explore trends...  Read More >>

Shadowland: The Story of Germany Told by Its Prisoners

Shadowland: The Story of Germany Told by Its Prisoners...

Author: Sarah Colvin
ISBN: 9781789146271
Format: Hardback
$39.99

Shadowland tells the sometimes inspiring, often painful stories of German prisoners after WWII, and thereby shines...  Read More >>

Steuerung und Erfolgskontrolle im Strafvollzug: Zur evidenzbasierten Gestaltung freiheitsentziehender Sanktionen

Steuerung und Erfolgskontrolle im Strafvollzug: Zur...

Author: Wolfgang Wirth
ISBN: 9783658356194
Format: Paperback
$116.41

Im Zentrum des Buches steht die Frage, ob und wie individuelle Rückfallrisiken der Gefangenen verringert, ihre sozialen...  Read More >>

The Criminal Class: Memoir of a Prison Teacher

The Criminal Class: Memoir of a Prison Teacher

Author: Paul A. MacNamara
ISBN: 9781922765307
Format: Paperback
$29.99

"“Teaching in the jail system is a surreal experience, a whole other existence. In this bizarreness you encounter...  Read More >>

American Mass Incarceration and Post-Network Quality Television: Captivating Aspirations

American Mass Incarceration and Post-Network Quality...

Author: Lee Flamand
ISBN: 9789463725057
Format: Hardback
$302.74

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Beyond the Gates: Profiles of American Corrections Environments

Beyond the Gates: Profiles of American Corrections Environments...

Author: Katy Cathcart
ISBN: 9781793512017
Format: Paperback
$50.60

Through an immersive and enlightening tour of select institutions, this volume provides students with a unique overview...  Read More >>

Conservative Government Penal Policy 2015-2021: Austerity, Outsourcing and Punishment Redux?

Conservative Government Penal Policy 2015-2021: Austerity,...

Author: Christopher David Skinns
ISBN: 9783031007965
Format: Hardback
$181.10

This book interrogates Conservative government penal policy for adult and young adult offenders in England and Wales...  Read More >>

Prisoners' Families, Emotions and Space

Prisoners' Families, Emotions and Space

Author: Maria Adams (University of Surrey, Department of Sociology)
ISBN: 9781447358121
Format: Hardback
$175.00

This original study of the lives of prisoners' families adds a feminist perspective on the understanding of carceral...  Read More >>

Welcome to Weaver Street: The first in a heartbreaking and heartwarming new WW1 series

Welcome to Weaver Street: The first in a heartbreaking...

Author: Chrissie Walsh ,  Katy Sobey (Narrator)
ISBN: 9781802809428
Format: Paperback
$25.85

If you love Katie Flynn and Pam Howes, you'll love Chrissie Walsh's WWI story of love, loss and triumph!Kitty and...  Read More >>

Welcome to Weaver Street: The first in a heartbreaking and heartwarming new WW1 series

Welcome to Weaver Street: The first in a heartbreaking...

Author: Chrissie Walsh
ISBN: 9781802809381
Format: Paperback
$59.49

If you love Katie Flynn and Pam Howes, you'll love Chrissie Walsh's WWI story of love, loss and triumph!Kitty and...  Read More >>

Welcome to Weaver Street: The first in a heartbreaking and heartwarming new WW1 series

Welcome to Weaver Street: The first in a heartbreaking...

Author: Chrissie Walsh ,  Katy Sobey (Narrator)
ISBN: 9781802809374
Format: Hardback
$59.49

If you love Katie Flynn and Pam Howes, you'll love Chrissie Walsh's WWI story of love, loss and triumph!Kitty and...  Read More >>

Broadmoor - My Journey Into Hell

Broadmoor - My Journey Into Hell

Author: Charlie Bronson
ISBN: 9781789465372
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Charles Bronson is surely the best-known prisoner in the British penal system, and has served for far longer than...  Read More >>

Corrections in Ink: Dispatches from an American Prison

Corrections in Ink: Dispatches from an American Prison...

Author: Keri Blakinger
ISBN: 9781785788697
Format: Hardback
$39.99

An electric memoir that follows a young woman from chasing Olympic dreams on the ice rink, through addiction and...  Read More >>

Theology, Empowerment, and Prison Ministry: Karl Rahner and the Contemporary Exploration for Meaning

Theology, Empowerment, and Prison Ministry: Karl Rahner...

Author: Meins G.S. Coetsier
ISBN: 9789004523357
Format: Paperback
$200.64

In Theology, Empowerment, and Prison Ministry Meins G.S. Coetsier offers a new account of Karl Rahner’s theological...  Read More >>

Prison Education and Desistance: Changing Perspectives

Prison Education and Desistance: Changing Perspectives...

Author: Geraldine Cleere
ISBN: 9780367694104
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book explores prisoners’ experiences of prison education and investigates whether participation in education...  Read More >>

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