Prisons books

One hundred stories written in prison in Belarus in 2021 awaiting trial. While the futures of fellow prisoners hang...  Read More >>

Introduction to Corrections, Fourth Edition offers a comprehensive foundation of corrections that is practitioner-driven...  Read More >>

The extraordinarily revealing memoir of life in Ireland's biggest prisons from a retired officer For thirty years,...  Read More >>

From Neil Samworth, the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of Strangeways, comes a shocking account of what...  Read More >>

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This book presents universal themes that impact the safety, wellbeing, and resiliency of correctional officers,...  Read More >>

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

First published in 1976, Psychopath is a study of Patrick Mackay who, in 1974 – with a string of muggings and killings...  Read More >>

First published in 1973, Wrongful Imprisonment aims to combine the human interest of individual cases of wrongful...  Read More >>

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""What purpose is incarceration supposed to serve, and how successfully does it serve that purpose? What's Prison...  Read More >>

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

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

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

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

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Based on official data and in-depth interviews, this urgent and challenging book provides the first academic account...  Read More >>

This book is a biographical history of Rottnest Island, a small carceral island offshore from Western Australia....  Read More >>

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

The shocking, seminal memoir of a key member of L.A. gang the Crips, first published in 1990.  Read More >>

First published in 1937, Prison from Within is a first-person account of a prisoner sentenced to imprisonment for...  Read More >>

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