Prisons books

Mark Leech, a former prisoner and acclaimed writer, has compiled a guide to prisons in England and Wales. As well...  Read More >>

Local prisons of the late nineteenth century refined harsh systems of punishment: 2 years' local imprisonment was...  Read More >>

Analyses the development of the first US federal prisons; the role of women in federal corrections; inmate rights,...  Read More >>

A study of the Scottish prison system.  Read More >>

Examines the concept of accountability in prisons and the way it works in practice in four leading EC member states....  Read More >>

Pisciotta draws upon previously unexamined sources from over six states to explode the myth that Elmira and similar...  Read More >>

This book is the first account of the personal lives of the nearly 1,000 long-term political prisoners arrested...  Read More >>

Leading prison scholars from Italy, Australia, the US, and UK provide a broad view of recent developments in imprisonment...  Read More >>

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""A prose work of literary art. There had never been anything quite like it before and there has never been anything...  Read More >>

This is a history of the California prison movement from 1950 to 1980, highlighting the role that prison reading...  Read More >>

Presents comparative data on Indians incarcerated in other states and offer recommendations for dealing with recurrent...  Read More >>

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Conveys the urgency of the problem by looking at prison life and conditions. This work reviews ideas and policies,...  Read More >>

This comprehensive examination of the effectiveness of prisons is virtually alone in showing that prisons are moderately...  Read More >>

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The author profiles five hard-core criminals, the new warden, numerous officers, guards, the staff, and others from...  Read More >>

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This work reveals the hidden world of the ""laogaidui"" - the PRC's labour reform camps. The author, a political...  Read More >>

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This is a major study that draws directly on the experiences of prisoners and staff, tracing the recent history...  Read More >>

David Nicoll was imprisoned for protesting against the notorious police conspiracy against the Walsall Anarchists....  Read More >>

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Across the country prisons are jammed to capacity, and in extreme cases, barges and mobile homes are used to stem...  Read More >>