Life Without Parole Living in Prison Today

Name: Life Without Parole Living in Prison Today
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ISBN: 9780195341133

ISBN-10: 0195341139

ISBN-13: 9780195341133

Edition: 4th 2008

Authors: Victor Hassine, Ania Dobrzanska, Robert Johnson

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In 1981 law school graduate Victor Hassine was convicted of a capital offense and sentenced to prison for life without parole. Based on his pivotal experiences as an inmate, Life Without Parole, Fourth Edition, offers an insightful and extraordinary firsthand look at the conditions of confinement and prison life in America today. In powerful and poignant prose, Hassine takes the reader on a "guided tour" of the prison experience, discussing 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. …

Book details

List price: $44.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/4/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



About This Book


Foreword



About the Author


About the Editors


Acknowledgments


"Prison," a Poem by Robert Johnson



Prison Life



How I Became a Convict



Things Missed



Playing the Opposites



Prison Violence



The Underground Economy



Prison Politics



Race Relations in Prison



Saying Goodbye



Interviews



Anatomy of a False Confession



David: A Sexual Victim



Chaser: A Medication Addict



Toney: An AIDS Tragedy



Albert Brown: A Permanent Resident



Jacko: Surviving the Hole



Coach: A Changeling



The Dancing Man



Scenes from a Prison



Interview with Judge Richard J. Nygaard



Op-Ed



Prison Overcrowding



Mr. Smith Goes to Harrisburg



Prison Rape



Inmates and Officers



In Search of the Convict Code



A Hitchhiker's Guide to Prisons, Part I: A Study in Fear



A Hitchhiker's Guide to Prisons, Part II: The Big House: What Goes 'Round Comes 'Round



A Hitchhiker's Guide to Prisons, Part III: The Contemporary Prison: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow



Conclusion: The Runaway Train


Afterword: Prisons and Prison Reform: Hassine's Book in Perspective




A State Tries to Rein In a Prison Awash in Drugs




Struggle to Survive: View from Behind Bars