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States of Siege: U.S. Prison Riots, 1971-1986

States of Siege: U.S. Prison Riots, 1971-1986
Author: Bert Useem (Director, Public Safety Research at the Urban Research Institute, Director, Public Safety Research at the Urban Research Institute, University of Louisville) , Peter Kimball (Data Analyst and Statistician, Data Analyst and Statistician, College of Health Care Executives) ISBN: 9780195072716 Format: Paperback	$64.95
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The Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman

The Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman
Author: Kaneko Fumiko , Mikiso Hane ISBN: 9780873328029 Format: Paperback	$110.00
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The Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman

The Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman
Author: Kaneko Fumiko , Mikiso Hane ISBN: 9780873328012 Format: Hardback	$378.00
Defiant to the end (she hanged herself in prison on July 23, 1926), Kaneko Fumiko wrote this memoir as an indictment... Read More >>

Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy
Author: Brendan Behan ISBN: 9780099706502 Format: Paperback	$24.99
'I have him bitched, balloxed and bewildered, for there's a system and a science in taking the piss out of a screw... Read More >>

The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song
Author: Norman Mailer ISBN: 9780099688600 Format: Paperback	$29.99
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Prisoners in Prison Societies

Prisoners in Prison Societies
Author: Ulla V. Bondeson , Ulla V. Bondeson ISBN: 9780887382055 Format: Hardback	$118.67
Prisoners in Prison Societies is a study of criminal career patterns over time, demonstrating specifically how and... Read More >>

Care and Punishment: Dilemmas of Prison Medicine

Care and Punishment: Dilemmas of Prison Medicine
Author: Curtis Prout , Robert N. Ross ISBN: 9780822935810 Format: Hardback	$134.42
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The Devil's Butcher Shop: The New Mexico Prison Uprising

The Devil's Butcher Shop: The New Mexico Prison Uprising...
Author: Roger Morris ISBN: 9780826310620 Format: Hardback	$65.87
""A modern horror story told in graphic detail. Morris's meticulous documentation traces prison corruption . . .... Read More >>

Prison Reform in Lancashire, 1700-1850: A Study in Local Administration

Prison Reform in Lancashire, 1700-1850: A Study in Local...
Author: Margaret Delacy ISBN: 9780804712729 Format: Hardback	$121.44
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Men Behind Bars: Sexual Exploitation In Prison

Men Behind Bars: Sexual Exploitation In Prison
Author: Jay Parker , Wayne Wooden ISBN: 9780306802300 Format: Paperback	$29.99
""Barry"" is a seventeen-year-old single white male. Upon completion of his screening Barry's counselor recommended... Read More >>

Their Sisters' Keepers: Women's Prison Reform in America, 1830-1930

Their Sisters' Keepers: Women's Prison Reform in America,...
Author: Estelle B. Freedman ISBN: 9780472080526 Format: Paperback	$68.51
This study of prison reform adds a new chapter to the history of women's struggle for justice in America Read More >>

Imprisonment in America: Choosing the Future

Imprisonment in America: Choosing the Future
Author: Michael Sherman (Texas A&M University) , Gordon J. Hawkins ISBN: 9780226752808 Format: Paperback	$49.95
""For a few decades American prisons were the wonder of the world. [However] early hopes that a prison regime could... Read More >>

The Prison: Policy and Practice

The Prison: Policy and Practice
Author: Gordon J. Hawkins ISBN: 9780226320007 Format: Paperback	$61.95
Despite lethal explosions of violence from within and critical assaults from without, it seems certain that prisons... Read More >>

Jail Library: Guide for Planning and Improving Services

Jail Library: Guide for Planning and Improving Services...
Author: Linda Bayley , etc. ISBN: 9780838932582 Format: Paperback	$42.69
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Reprieve: The Testament of John Resko

Reprieve: The Testament of John Resko
Author: John A. Resko ISBN: 9780837183114 Format: Hardback	$90.00
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History of Andersonville Prison

History of Andersonville Prison
Author: Ovid L. Futch ISBN: 9780813005911 Format: Paperback	$39.47
In 1863, the Confederacy was compelled to relocate the concentration of prisoners of war in Richmond to a less vulnerable... Read More >>

Criminal: How Our Prisons Are Failing Us All

Criminal: How Our Prisons Are Failing Us All
Author: Angela Kirwin ISBN: 9781398705845 Format: Paperback	$32.99
An utterly compelling journey inside the broken English prison system by a former prison social care worker. Read More >>

Sound, Order and Survival in Prison: The Rhythms and Routines of HMP Midtown

Sound, Order and Survival in Prison: The Rhythms and...
Author: Kate Herrity (Cambridge University) ISBN: 9781529229486 Format: Paperback	$57.95
The soundscape of prison life is that of constant clangs, bangs and jangles. What is the significance of this cacophonous... Read More >>

Preventing Prison Violence: An Ecological Perspective

Preventing Prison Violence: An Ecological Perspective...
Author: Armon J. Tamatea (University of Waikato) , Andrew J. Day (Deakin University Australia) ISBN: 9781032224060 Format: Paperback	$83.99
Preventing Prison Violence introduces the idea of ‘prison ecologies’ – a multi-layered perspective to understanding... Read More >>

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