Life Without Parole Living in Prison Today

Name: Life Without Parole Living in Prison Today
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ISBN: 9780195330120

ISBN-10: 0195330129

ISBN-13: 9780195330120

Edition: 3rd 2004

Authors: Victor Hassine, Robert Johnson, Thomas J. Bernard, John Irwin

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In 1981 law school graduate Victor Hassine was sentenced to prison for life without parole for a capital offense. Life Without Parole, Third Edition, is an insightful look at conditions of confinement and prison life in America today, taking the reader on a "guided tour" of the prison experience. In powerful and poignant prose, Hassine conveys the changes in prison life that have come about as a result of the war on drugs, prison overcrowding, and demographic changes in inmate populations. Topics covered include rape, prison gangs, prison violence, AIDS, homosexuality, and prison politics. The Third Edition features five new chapters and continues to graphically document the violence and…

Book details

List price: $44.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English




Prison Life Introduction



How I Became a Convict



Things Missed



Playing the Opposites



Prison Violence



The Underground Economy



Prison Politics



Race Relations in Prison



Anatomy of a False Confession



Saying Goodbye



Interviews Introduction



David: A Sexual Victim



Chaser: A Medication Addict



Toney: An AIDS Tragedy



Albert Brown: A Permanent Resident Chapter



Jacko: Surviving the Hole



Coach: A Changeling



The Dancing Man



Scenes From a Prison



Interview With




Op Ed Introduction



Prison Overcrowding



Prison Rape



Relationships Between Inmates and Guards



A Theory of Prison Evolution



In Search of the Convict Code



A Hitchhiker's Guide to Prisons



Conclusion: The Runaway Train Afterword, Richard A. Wright and Robert Johnson


Appendices



A State Tries to Rein in a Prison Awash in Drugs (Reprinted from The New York Times)



Struggle to Survive: View from Behind Bars (Reprinted from The Philadelphia Inquirer)