Prisons books

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 >>

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

In response to growing public interest in the increasing prison population and the deteriorating conditions of the...  Read More >>

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 >>

Psychology in Prisons illustrates how a knowledge of psychological principles can lead to a better understanding...  Read More >>

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 >>

With more than one million people behind bars, the United States imprisons a larger share of its population than...  Read More >>

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 >>

Before the 19th century, American prisons were used to hold people for trial and not to incarcerate them for wrong-doing....  Read More >>

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In tracing the evolution of federal imprisonment, Paul W. Keve emphasizes the ways in which corrections history...  Read More >>

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'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 >>

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANDREW O'HAGAN In the summer of 1976 Gary Gilmore robbed two men.  Read More >>

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In 1863, the Confederacy was compelled to relocate the concentration of prisoners of war in Richmond to a less vulnerable...  Read More >>

Prisoners in Prison Societies is a study of criminal career patterns over time, demonstrating specifically how and...  Read More >>