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‘This beautifully written and harrowing book bears witness to the devastating experience of imprisonment; it shows the centrality of faith; and tenderly details the prayers, communities and acts of ……続きを見る

Through different legal and criminological angles and perspectives, this book addresses the controversial question of whether prisoners should have the right to vote, as well as the optimal modaliti……続きを見る

Barlinnie is one of the most notorious prisons in the world and for a hundred years it has held Glasgow's toughest and most violent men, swept up from the city streets. Ten men died on its gallows i……続きを見る

Growing up in Glasgow in the 1930s, Roy Archibald Hall was a natural thief. After moving to London, he became a familiar figure in the capital's underground gay scene. Due to his lucrative criminal ……続きを見る

PRE-ORDER THE NEXT BOOK IN THE SERIES NOW: INSIDE BELMARSH *THE INSIDE STORY OF BRITAIN'S TOUGHEST PRISON* HMP Wakefield. 'Monster Mansion'. Hell to be inside. Almost impossible to escape. This pris……続きを見る

A key player in the worst prison riot in British history at Strangeways Prison in April 1990, Alan Lord was always in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was drawn to trouble like water to a spong……続きを見る

IN 12 YEARS, MICHELLE LYONS WITNESSED NEARLY 300 EXECUTIONS. First as a reporter and then as a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Michelle was a frequent visitor to Huntsvill……続きを見る

Charlie has taken his 24 years of experience of prison dwelling and condensed it into one handy and comprehensive volume. Moved regularly around the prisons of the British Isles he has sampled all t……続きを見る

The Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller 'There is time and then there is Broadmoor time.' Broadmoor. Few place names in the world have such chilling resonance. For over 150 years, it has contained the UK……続きを見る

On a cold, damp January night in 1961, 19-year-old Pearl Gamble made the final goodbye to her Mother an set off excitedly with two friends to the local dance. Little did Mrs Gamble know, it was the ……続きを見る

The wartime double agent with a transmitter in his cell to contact suffragettes; the doctor hanged as he smiled to the farewells of lovers on the scaffold; the con who defied a gangland godfather an……続きを見る

When Kate married gangster Ronnie Kray, he introduced her to the most deadly criminals ever known. She persuaded them to talk about their crimes, fears and dreams. The result is a book offering an a……続きを見る

MICHAEL ROSS. KENNETH BIANCHI. JOHN SCRIPPS. THESE ARE TRULY THE SERVANTS OF HELL, THREE SAVAGE KILLERS WITHOUT A SHRED OF SOUL BETWEEN THEM.Emissaries of Satan is a gripping, if chilling, forensic ……続きを見る

The tragic and violent death of 17-month old Baby P at the hands of those who were supposed to love and care for him has sickened the nation. That such unimaginable cruelty could be unleashed on an ……続きを見る

Sandra Gregory seemed to have the perfect life in Bangkok - until illness, unemployment and political unrest turned it into a nightmare. Desperate to get home by any means possible, she agreed to sm……続きを見る

I bogen "Defekt og deporteret", der udkom første gang i 1997, fortæller Birgit Kirkebæk om livet for de indsatte på De Kellerske Anstalter på Livø mellem 1911 og 1961, hvor den endelig blev erklæret……続きを見る

What does a good prison look like? More than eleven million people are currently locked up in prisons across the world, but does that mean that prison actually works? The answer usually depends on w……続きを見る

Researching Prisons provides an overview of the processes, practices, and challenges involved in undertaking prison research. The chapters look at the different practical, theoretical, and emotional……続きを見る

***Prison Recipes and Prison Cookbooks***provides an innovative exploration of U.S.-based prison cookbooks using a narrative criminological approach. The book relies on the voices of prison cookbook……続きを見る

The United States has by far the world’s largest population of incarcerated people. More than a million Americans are imprisoned; hundreds of thousands more are held in jails. This vast system has d……続きを見る

LONGLISTED FOR THE ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 〓Ten wrongful conviction cases〓 〓Twenty-one innocent people〓 〓Framed tells ten stories with a truth more shocking than fiction〓 John Grisham……続きを見る

Crime and Criminal Justice in America, Third Edition, addresses the major controversial issues in U.S. policing, courts, and the correctional system. This book features unique graphics and contempor……続きを見る

Disability justice and prison abolition are two increasingly popular theories that overlap but whose intersection has rarely been explored in depth. A People’s Guide to Abolition and Disability Just……続きを見る

Americans often assume that slave societies had little use for prisons and police because slaveholders only ever inflicted violence directly or through overseers. Mustering tens of thousands of prev……続きを見る

Marcos Rolim, especialista em segurança pública e direitos humanos, oferece uma visão reveladora e desconcertante de um dos assuntos mais prementes da atualidade: a segurança pública. Utilizando dad……続きを見る

Neste trabalho magistral, quatro das mais proeminentes ativistas antiprisionais do mundo lançam um apelo urgente por um feminismo verdadeiramente interseccional, internacionalista e abolicionista. A……続きを見る

On March 26, 2021, sixty-four-year-old Frank De Palma testified before the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee in support of a bill that would reduce the use of solitary confinement in Nevada prisons.……続きを見る

Offering a range of theoretical and conceptual ideas as well as practical examples, this book provides a detailed insight into holistic opportunities for promoting desistance, reducing reoffending, ……続きを見る

Mass incarceration is a lived, sensory experience. The most eye-popping statistics alone cannot relate the enormity of its psychological and societal impacts. This concise, illustrated primer is a c……続きを見る

No cabe duda de que uno de los grandes temas políticos del siglo XXI es cómo afrontar la cuestión de la seguridad. Como respuesta a este anhelo, se ha extendido la tendencia que aboga por el castigo……続きを見る