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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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A groundbreaking investigation into the insidious ways that white supremacy compromises mainstream criminal justice "ref......more

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A meticulous exposé of who profits from incarceration, culminating in a compelling case for abolition Based on years of ......more

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 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

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

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

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

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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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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 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

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

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

People organizing prison books programs have quietly gathered in basements, storage spaces, and the back rooms of second......more

Sensory Penalities reflects an explosion in explorations of the sensory and disrupts conventional expectations of both f......more

"Sarah F. Farmer amplifies the voices of women who are or have been incarcerated to learn what supports their flourishin......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 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