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NYT EDITOR’S CHOICE - WASHINGTON POST BEST NONFICTION OF 2023 - FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF HIGH-RISERS come......more
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This book addresses the issue of the rapidly growing number of elderly men entering and serving time in prison and draws......more
A groundbreaking investigation into the insidious ways that white supremacy compromises mainstream criminal justice "ref......more
A meticulous exposé of who profits from incarceration, culminating in a compelling case for abolition Based on years of ......more
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Why have so many radical thinkers advocated for the abolition of prisons and punishment? And why have their ideas been s......more
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In eighteenth-century Britain, criminals were routinely whipped, branded, hanged, or transported to America. Only in the......more
In eighteenth-century Britain, criminals were routinely whipped, branded, hanged, or transported to America. Only in the......more
In Imprisoned Minds, Erik Maloney tells the stories of men in prison that few people ever hear. Six gripping, first-pers......more
In Imprisoned Minds, Erik Maloney tells the stories of men in prison that few people ever hear. Six gripping, first-pers......more
Racial, gender, and environmental justice. Class war. Militarism. Interpersonal violence. Old age security. This is not ......more
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The Morality of Revolution offers the first historical examination of urban cleanup campaigns and reeducation camps in s......more
The Morality of Revolution offers the first historical examination of urban cleanup campaigns and reeducation camps in s......more
It is impossible to deny the impact of lies and white supremacy on the institutional conditions in US prisons. There is ......more
It is impossible to deny the impact of lies and white supremacy on the institutional conditions in US prisons. There is ......more
Through examination of the death penalty in literature, Aaron Aquilina contests Heidegger’s concept of ’being-towards-de......more
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In Life beside Bars, heath pearson showcases dynamic, interdependent community as the best hope for undoing the systems ......more
In Life beside Bars, heath pearson showcases dynamic, interdependent community as the best hope for undoing the systems ......more
How does a Black man in Austin get sent to prison on a 70-year sentence for stealing a tuna sandwich, likely costing Tex......more
In the first edition of A Country Called Prison, Mary Looman and John Carl presented persuasive data calling for downsiz......more
In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Foun......more
In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Foun......more
In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Foun......more
Shortlisted for Columbia Journalism School’s J. Anthony Lukas Prize A leading authority on sheriffs in America investiga......more
An NBC Dateline producer’s cinematic account of two decades navigating a broken criminal justice system to help free six......more
We live a world in which the number of prisons is growing and experiences of incarceration are increasingly widespread. ......more
This book offers an important insight into the health and wellbeing of prison operational managers and governor grades w......more
This book draws on an in-depth ethnographic study to explore the meanings of race and ethnicity in prisoner culture with......more
This book offers a scholarly and lively introduction to comparative criminal justice. It considers the state of crime gl......more
This book offers a scholarly and lively introduction to comparative criminal justice. It considers the state of crime gl......more
Borders must be abolished. Borders produce and are produced by carceral, racist, classist, sexist, and xenophobic regime......more
Essential radical texts by enslaved, jailed, and imprisoned Americans, edited by renowned political prisoner Mumia Abu-J......more
A pioneering history of incarceration in Western political thought. The prison as we know it is a relatively new institu......more
"You won’t find a better collection of diverse perspectives regarding how to respond to the crisis of mass incarceration......more
Suicide in prison is a growing problem across the developed world. Originally published in 2001, this book sets out to e......more
First published in 1969, African Penal Systems is the first book to explore the problems of African criminology. Sixteen......more
The Routledge Handbook on Global Community Corrections assesses and analyzes the status of community corrections systems......more
Abolition Labor chronicles the national movement to end forced labor, much of it unpaid, in American prisons. It draws o......more
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Offering a range of theoretical and conceptual ideas as well as practical examples, this book provides a detailed insigh......more
The first known abolitionist critique of the death penalty-here for the first time in English In 1764, a Milanese aristo......more
"This volume presents essays evaluating the similarities and differences between the legal, political, ethical, and prac......more
"This volume presents essays evaluating the similarities and differences between the legal, political, ethical, and prac......more
Music can act as a powerful means of communication. Chronicling the first application of music elicitation in the Balkan......more
This book tells the story of the star class, a segregated division for first offenders in English convict prisons; known......more
When it was published twenty years ago, Rethinking What Works with Offenders made a major contribution to criminological......more
In outlining the online expressions of penal life, this book disrupts the conventional human encounters that underpin em......more
The era of mass incarceration has been associated with the idea of "law and order," referring to the carceral regime in ......more
The era of mass incarceration has been associated with the idea of "law and order," referring to the carceral regime in ......more
Joe Ingle’s Too Close to the Flame is a heartbreakingly beautiful account of over four decades serving as a spiritual co......more
Convict criminology (CC) is based on the belief that the convict’s voice has been traditionally ignored or marginalized ......more
Convict criminology (CC) is based on the belief that the convict’s voice has been traditionally ignored or marginalized ......more
This book explores the unique reentry experiences of incarcerated men and women who are about to be released from prison......more
This book describes targeted therapeutic interventions, programmatic approaches, and system-wide transformations of fore......more
This book describes targeted therapeutic interventions, programmatic approaches, and system-wide transformations of fore......more
Prison Recipes and Prison Cookbooks provides an innovative exploration of U.S.-based prison cookbooks using a narrative ......more
Delving into the extraordinary experiences of Muslim political prisoners held in Egypt and under US custody at Guantanam......more
People in prison are usually (and often exclusively) seen and approached as persons who have committed one or more crime......more
A first-hand account of the death penalty’s wholly destructive nature. In Witness, Lyle C. May offers a scathing critiqu......more
Through different legal and criminological angles and perspectives, this book addresses the controversial question of wh......more
This book explores the religious experiences of two notable figures who endured severe trials under authoritarian regime......more
The United States has by far the world’s largest population of incarcerated people. More than a million Americans are im......more
The United States has by far the world’s largest population of incarcerated people. More than a million Americans are im......more
The book is a handbook on corporate philanthropy in China, with comparisons to the best practices in Europe, especially ......more
Using an indigenous research methodology analyzing memoirs of formerly incarcerated people, Transformation During Incarc......more
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Seeking to transform community-based theatre-making, this book explores the transformative potential of abolitionist the......more
Seeking to transform community-based theatre-making, this book explores the transformative potential of abolitionist the......more
Renewal of higher-education programs in US prisons creates a need for science education. This is the first book to addre......more
Renewal of higher-education programs in US prisons creates a need for science education. This is the first book to addre......more
This book offers a new perspective on the death penalty in the US, examining capital punishment as state crime or state-......more
This book offers a new perspective on the death penalty in the US, examining capital punishment as state crime or state-......more
What does a good prison look like? More than eleven million people are currently locked up in prisons across the world, ......more
This book contributes conceptually, theoretically and morally to a deeper understanding of the distinctive Asian percept......more
Police Custody in Ireland brings together experts from policing studies, law, criminology, and psychology, to critically......more
Police Custody in Ireland brings together experts from policing studies, law, criminology, and psychology, to critically......more
Analysis of criminal cases reveals that women suspected of killing their newborn children are some of the most vulnerabl......more
Sensory Penalities reflects an explosion in explorations of the sensory and disrupts conventional expectations of both f......more
People organizing prison books programs have quietly gathered in basements, storage spaces, and the back rooms of second......more
"Sarah F. Farmer amplifies the voices of women who are or have been incarcerated to learn what supports their flourishin......more
This book presents a comparative study of desistance from crime by analysing and comparing the narratives of English and......more
This book explores the diversity of ways in which university faculty and students are intervening in the system of mass ......more
This book explores the diversity of ways in which university faculty and students are intervening in the system of mass ......more
Researching Prisons provides an overview of the processes, practices, and challenges involved in undertaking prison rese......more
The soundscape of prison life is that of constant clangs, bangs and jangles. What is the significance of this cacophonou......more
The United States has both the largest, most expensive, and most powerful military and the largest, most expensive, and ......more
The Punitive Turn explores the historical, political, economic, and sociocultural roots of mass incarceration, as well a......more
This book examines the representation of penal colonies both historically and in contemporary culture, across an array o......more
Charles Donald Lowrie (1875-1925) left his Massachusetts home as a young man and hopscotched westward working as a steno......more