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A shocking and darkly funny account of the reality of Britain's prisons.

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"Murderers, terrorists, serial killers, gangsters and rapists - you will meet them all inside Australia's most murderous prison." -- Back cover.

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An extraordinary, eye-opening look behind the razor wire into life inside the walls of one of the most notorious hospitals for the criminally insane, a hellish world inhabited by mass murderers, serial killers, and other figures from our nightmares.

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In Guarded Words Eric de Bellaigue has attempted to answer questions inspired by his reading of Isaac D'Israeli's short essay 'Imprisonment of Learned', from that author's Curiosities of Literature.

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A shocking expos of the failings of the British prison service, by the former Chief Inspector of Prisons -- with a positive agenda for change and improvement that would benefit our whole society

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Gripping and inspirational stories from one of Britain's most renowned prisons

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A funny, touching, challenging and campaigning book about our prisons crisis by the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Bit of a Stretch

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These essays treat the legal, financial, ethical, political, institutional, and social dimensions of the most important element of America's correctional crisis: prison overcrowding.

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Both sides of the capital punishment debate in the United States are examined in this collection of 112 key documents, arranged by historical period. The political and social aspects of the debate are represented through a range of documents.

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This revised edition of a perennial bestseller, with more than 50 percent new material, is a much-needed overview of a hotly debated topic.

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Presents a true story of survival in what was arguably the most sinister prison in Europe: the Carabanchel. The story begins on the day Christopher Chance entered the jail and encountered the innate racism of the prison staff and inmates. It tells how he forged a band of international brothers from the chaotic human rubble in order to survive.

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The huge prison buildup of the past four decades has few defenders, yet reforms to reduce the numbers of those incarcerated have been remarkably modest. Meanwhile, an ever-widening carceral state has sprouted in the shadows, extending its reach far beyond the prison gate. It sunders families and communities and reworks conceptions of democracy, rig

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The US is alone among Western democracies in its support for capital punishment. Studies show that capital punishment is not a deterrent to crime. This book argues that death row is a form of psychological torture and slow, painful dehumanisation. It aims to provide information and strategies to those who are opposed to the death penalty.

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In considering Eighth Amendment provisions against cruel and unusual punishment, the Court held that Willie Francis' previous subjection to electrical current did not make his subsequent electrocution any more cruel in the constitutional sense than any other electrocution.

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During the 20th century, only six women were legally executed by the State of New York at Sing Sing Prison. The tales of these death row women shed light on the death penalty as it applies to women and the role of the media in both the trials and executions of these convicts.

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This overview of American penology covers practice, historical precedents, ideologies, and trends in prison management, as well as penal literature. There is a brief description of each state prison system and components of the federal system are discussed. Entries are cross-referenced for clarity.

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With the rise of violent crimes committed by teenagers in recent years, heated discussion has arisen over the societal factors that lead to juvenile criminality. Now a team of experts presents a book that cuts through the hype and paranoia to offer real solutions.