Penology & punishment books

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The Prisoner: Behind Bars in Putin's Russia

The Prisoner: Behind Bars in Putin's Russia

Author: Vladimir Pereverzin ,  Anna Gunin
ISBN: 9781802472547
Format: Audio
$160.59

A shocking, but also wryly humorous and ultimately uplifting memoir of an ordinary man sentenced to lengthy and...  Read More >>

The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration

The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration...

Author: James Kilgore ,  Vic Liu
ISBN: 9798887440422
Format: Paperback
$44.99

Mass incarceration is a lived, sensory experience. The most eye-popping statistics alone cannot relate the enormity...  Read More >>

Never to Surrender!: 22 Years in Solitary--The Battle for My Soul in a U.S. Prison

Never to Surrender!: 22 Years in Solitary--The Battle...

Author: Frank de Palma ,  Mary Buser
ISBN: 9798990355316
Format: Hardback
$60.59

Never to Surrender! 22 Years in Solitary is a stunning expose of justice run amok, of the casual corruption and...  Read More >>

Incarcerated Young People, Education and Social Justice

Incarcerated Young People, Education and Social Justice...

Author: Kitty te Riele ,  Tim Corcoran
ISBN: 9783031231315
Format: Paperback
$316.77

This book foregrounds the provision of education for young people who have been remanded or sentenced into custody....  Read More >>

The Carceral City: Slavery and the Making of Mass Incarceration in New Orleans, 1803-1930

The Carceral City: Slavery and the Making of Mass Incarceration...

Author: John Bardes
ISBN: 9781469678184
Format: Paperback
$59.40

Americans often assume that slave societies had little use for prisons and police because slaveholders inflicted...  Read More >>

Books through Bars: Stories from the Prison Books Movement

Books through Bars: Stories from the Prison Books Movement...

Author: "Dave ""Mac"" Marquis" ,  Moira Marquis
ISBN: 9780820365879
Format: Paperback
$100.19

Presents essays that explain the need for prison book programs and offers advice on how to establish or become involved...  Read More >>

‘Star Men’ in English Convict Prisons, 1879-1948

‘Star Men’ in English Convict Prisons, 1879-1948

Author: Ben Bethell (Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London)
ISBN: 9781032064277
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book tells the story of the star class, a segregated division for first offenders in English convict prisons;...  Read More >>

The Virtual Reality of Imprisonment in Russia: 'Preparing myself for Prison' in a Contested Human Rights Landscape

The Virtual Reality of Imprisonment in Russia: 'Preparing...

Author: Laura Piacentini ,  Elena Katz
ISBN: 9781032222929
Format: Paperback
$83.99

In outlining the online expressions of penal life, this book disrupts the conventional human encounters that underpin...  Read More >>

Behind these Doors: As heard on Radio 4 Book of the Week

Behind these Doors: As heard on Radio 4 Book of the...

Author: Alex South
ISBN: 9781399707596
Format: Paperback
$26.99

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What Are Prisons For?

What Are Prisons For?

Author: Hindpal Singh Bhui (University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9781529226898
Format: Paperback
$19.99

Hindpal Singh Bhui argues that we need to look at who is sent to prison and why to disentangle reality from ideology...  Read More >>

Letters for the Ages Behind Bars: Letters from History's Most Famous Prisoners

Letters for the Ages Behind Bars: Letters from History's...

Author: James Drake ,  Edward Smyth
ISBN: 9781399413893
Format: Hardback
$51.75

A collection of letters written through the ages from historical figures who have been incarcerated, including Anne...  Read More >>

Punishment for the Greater Good

Punishment for the Greater Good

Author: Adam J. Kolber (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School)
ISBN: 9780197672778
Format: Hardback
$193.95

Punishment for the Greater Good examines the justification of punishment in the here and now, recognizing that we...  Read More >>

Better Crime Prevention

Better Crime Prevention

Author: Nick Tilley
ISBN: 9780367404369
Format: Paperback
$73.99

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Defund: Critical Conversations Toward Abolition

Defund: Critical Conversations Toward Abolition

Author: Calvin John Smiley
ISBN: 9798888900963
Format: Paperback
$32.99

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Better Crime Prevention

Better Crime Prevention

Author: Nick Tilley
ISBN: 9780367404390
Format: Hardback
$231.00

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Unpacking the Death Penalty in ASEAN

Unpacking the Death Penalty in ASEAN

Author: Sriprapha Petcharamesree ,  Mark P. Capaldi
ISBN: 9789811988424
Format: Paperback
$343.17

"This book contributes conceptually, theoretically and morally to a deeper understanding of the distinctive Asian...  Read More >>

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

Author: Angela Y. Davis
ISBN: 9780241551271
Format: Paperback
$36.99

From trailblazing political activist Angela Y. Davis, a major new collection of essays and interviews that argue...  Read More >>

Investment of Criminal Proceeds into the Legitimate Economy: An Analysis of Italian and Russian Organised Crime in the UK Real Estate Market

Investment of Criminal Proceeds into the Legitimate...

Author: Emanuele Sclafani
ISBN: 9781032541921
Format: Hardback
$273.00

This book explores the infiltration of Italian and Russian organised crime in the UK real estate market, assessing...  Read More >>

Witness: An Insider's Narrative of the Carceral State

Witness: An Insider's Narrative of the Carceral State...

Author: Lyle C. May
ISBN: 9798888900598
Format: Hardback
$89.99

"A first-hand account of the death penalty's wholly destructive nature.  , Lyle C. May offers a scathing critique...  Read More >>

From the Courtroom to the Boardroom: Privatizing Justice in the Neoliberal United States

From the Courtroom to the Boardroom: Privatizing Justice...

Author: Deena Varner
ISBN: 9780700636594
Format: Paperback
$79.07

An interdisciplinary cultural studies project that examines the role of the criminal justice system in implementing...  Read More >>

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