Prisons books

Aims to map the variety of forms that despair can take, to reconstruct the ineffable shapes of human extremity....  Read More >>

Focusing on prisons, this is a useful reference for practitioners working in prisons and other parts of the criminal...  Read More >>

Jails hold a certain awe for most of us, and in the game or in reality, everyone would rather be """"just visiting.""""...  Read More >>

Gives an unique account of the life and times of one of the UK's most famous prisons - a fame that flows directly...  Read More >>

Prisons are on the increase from the United States to China, as ever-larger proportions of humanity find themselves...  Read More >>

Underlines that - like other institutions - prisons was never simply 'imposed' by colonial powers or 'copied' by...  Read More >>

Hidden from most, the heralded progressive regime at Blantyre House was at serious risk of being overtaken by organized...  Read More >>

The story of the tools and techniques used by Kiran Bedi to reform Tihar Prison and create the role model for all...  Read More >>

First published in 1958, ""Society of Captives"" contained a study of the maximum security prison, which questioned...  Read More >>

Personal accounts of life for mothers and children in India's prison system.  Read More >>

Provides an informed consideration of post-war penal policy, with particular reference to England (and Wales). Attention...  Read More >>

Charlie has taken his 24 years of experience of prison dwelling and condensed it into one handy and comprehensive...  Read More >>

Emphasizes five actions to provide prisoners involved in research with protections: expand the definition of 'prisoner';...  Read More >>

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Prisons and Prison Life investigates and analyzes prisons--and the often undocumented costs of imprisonment for...  Read More >>

Swindled out of a fortune and let down by the corrupt Thai police, Colin Martin tracked down the men who conned...  Read More >>

Covers the contemporary world of corrections by linking theory and practice, highlighting the importance of policy,...  Read More >>

Provides an explanation for the increase in number of people in US prisons by more than 450%. This book examines...  Read More >>

Provides an explanation for the increase in number of people in US prisons by more than 450%. This book examines...  Read More >>

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The history of the prison service in Britain  Read More >>

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