Prisons books

The amazing true story of how Britain's most notorious criminal fell in love with her prison guard and their attempted...  Read More >>

Volume 51 is a thematic volume on Prisons and Prisoners. Since 1979, the Crime and Justice series has presented...  Read More >>

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Penal Abolitionism and Transformative Justice in Brazil discusses how penal abolitionism provides fundamental theoretical...  Read More >>

The emphasis on Belgian prisons and the discussions on prison foodways situated on a micro and macro level add a...  Read More >>

""A groundbreaking collective work of history by a group of incarcerated scholars that resurrects the lost truth...  Read More >>

"""Each primary source in this essential collection on capital punishment features an authoritative introduction...  Read More >>

An utterly compelling journey inside the broken English prison system by a former prison social care worker.  Read More >>

Describes the actions that lead to the death of Black people while they are in the process of being detained by...  Read More >>

This book offers a solution-focused and strengths-based guide to becoming an effective Prison Officer.  Read More >>

This book offers a solution-focused and strengths-based guide to becoming an effective Prison Officer.  Read More >>

A follow-up to the bestselling A Prayer Before Dawn about Billy's imprisonment in Klong Prem prison, the 'Bangkok...  Read More >>

Through a study of ten commercially published prison autobiographies, Haunting Prison: Exploring the Prison as an...  Read More >>

First published in 1977, Angel Face documents the penal life of Walter Probyn, who spent 30 out of 44 years in prison...  Read More >>

Prison Segregation: The Limits of Law explores the use of segregation in English prisons by examining how law is...  Read More >>

This book aims to apply the new generation of information technology to the research and practice of prison management,...  Read More >>

The number one bestseller and storyteller writes a powerful account of life inside the British penal system.  Read More >>

The number one bestseller continues his vital account of life inside the British penal system.  Read More >>

The final volume in Archer’s essential account of life inside the penal system.  Read More >>

An anthology of poetry, visual art, essays, and other creative writings that have emerged from Alabama’s death row...  Read More >>

Volume 51 is a thematic volume on Prisons and Prisoners. Since 1979, the Crime and Justice series has presented...  Read More >>

Revealing the cruelties of the state-sanctioned violence that has until recently prevailed in Virginia’s backyard,...  Read More >>

First published in 1974, The American Prison Business studies the lunacies, the delusions, and the bizarre inner...  Read More >>

"A critical and cutting-edge examination of modern prison laborThe United States is home to the most expansive prison...  Read More >>