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What's Prison For? examines the “incarceration” part of mass incarceration. Our prisons remain a shameful waste of lives and money, feeding a pathological cycle of poverty, community dysfunction, crime and hopelessness. What is the alternative? This book makes the case for better rehabilitation and examines attempts to assure that people return from prison better equipped than when they arrived for the challenges life presents.

Twenty-five years in the making, this book is a practical strategy for successful prison release. The guidance provided in this book is relevant, concise, and intentionally crafted for individuals soon to be released from prison or jail in the USA. In this book, Tirado unpacks realistic situations guaranteed to present themselves upon release from prison or jail and the most fitting techniques for success. The delivery is respectful, non-judgmental, and easy to follow.

Discover the transformative world of juvenile justice with this compelling and comprehensive eBook, "Juvenile Justice." Designed for anyone looking to deeply understand rehabilitation programs for youthful offenders, this resource dives into the heart of what makes these programs successful. Begin your journey with an exploration of the history and evolution of juvenile rehabilitation programs. Understand the varied types of rehabilitation and the significant role community-based alternatives play in shaping futures. Learn about the psychological aspects affecting youth offenders, including...

Out debate your opponents by understanding all sides of the death penalty debate! Find out where you stand by learning in depth about the considerations behind having a death penalty as a matter of public policy.

As a mom of four beautiful Black children, a small business owner, and a publisher, I felt that it was my duty to share the stories of those who have been impacted by racial injustices that have plagued our country since the beginning of its inception. I pray that as you read this collection of reflections, short stories, and poetry that you are motivated to help change the narrative of what it is like to be Black in America. I present to you: Speak up... We deserve to be heard. Stories and reflections on being Black in America. - Visionary Author: Chanel E. Martin “I feel like I’m ...

The first sections of this audiobook are concerned with the development of a safety mindset and techniques to develop and hone intuition. This also includes what we can do to achieve a state of integrity and powerful calm. The author offers specific strategies, including a method of breathing, for the purpose of maintaining calm in crisis situations.

WOMEN IN PRISON: GETTING LOCKED UP, BEING A MOTHER OR IN A MINORITY GROUP, AND GETTING OUT is the first in a series of books about women in prison; their relationships with partners, children, and parents; everyday life in prison; the experience of women from minority groups; and the reentry process. It also provides recommendations on how to improve prison conditions and what prisons can do to better prepare women to adjust to life after prison and have a better life. It includes some information about women in jails, too. The chapters in this first book in the series includes the ...

Feature films have created the stereotype of the Second World War prisoner of war. But the reality was much more extraordinary. POWs staged shows, concerts and sporting fixtures and took up crafts and pastimes using materials they found around them. Men studied, attended lectures, learned languages, sat for qualifications and exams, on such a scale that one camp was nicknamed 'The Barbed-Wire University'. And often the years in captivity proved a turning-point in their lives.

Real-estate entrepreneur Bill Dallas's charmed life changed dramatically when he was charged, convicted, and sentenced to five years in prison for grand-theft embezzlement. Lessons from San Quentin tells the amazing true story of how one man's life was changed for the better due to the hardships encountered at the legendary maximum-security prison.

What really happens behind prison walls? Forget what you've seen on TV—Behind Bars: 50 Hidden Truths About Prison Life strips away the Hollywood myth and dives deep into the raw, unfiltered realities of incarceration in America. Author Mark Davies delivers 50 eye-opening insights that expose the unwritten rules, daily routines, power dynamics, and psychological toll of life on the inside. From the surprising hierarchies that form among inmates, to the truth about contraband, guards, and gang politics—this book pulls no punches. Whether you’re fascinated by criminal justice, preparing ...

The US Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates that law-enforcement agencies have access to more than 100 million names stored in criminal history databases. In some cities, 80 percent of the black male population is registered in these databases. Digitize and Punish explores the long history of digital computing and criminal justice, revealing how big tech, computer scientists, university researchers, and state actors have digitized carceral governance over the past 40 years - with devastating impact on poor communities of color.

Murder on the Inside tells the harrowing story of a prison in crisis against the backdrop of a pivotal moment in the history of human rights. Occurring just months before the uprising at Attica Prison, the Kingston riot has remained largely undocumented, and few have known the details—yet the tense drama chronicled here is more relevant today than ever. A gripping account of the standoff and the efforts for justice and reform it inspired, Murder on the Inside is essential listening for our times.

Pubblicato nell'estate del 1764, "Dei delitti e delle pene" gettava con coraggio le basi dell'attuale organizzazione della giustizia, in contrasto con la Chiesa e la classe dirigente aristocratica. Separare il delitto dal peccato, volere una giustizia umana, rigorosa e non arbitraria, considerare i cittadini come individui liberi e uguali di fronte alla legge: tutto ciò non poteva non suscitare aspre e accese polemiche in ogni angolo d'Italia e d'Europa.

Jails are the principal people-processing machines of the criminal justice system. Mostly they hold persons awaiting trial who cannot afford or have been denied bail. Although jail sentences max out at a year, some spend years awaiting trial in jail - especially in counties where courts are jammed with cases. City and county jails, detention centers, police lockups, and other temporary holding facilities are regularly overcrowded, poorly funded, and the buildings are often in disrepair.

In June 1985, a young Black man named Darryl Hunt was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a white copyeditor at the local paper. Many in the community believed him innocent and crusaded for his release even as subsequent trials and appeals reinforced his sentence. Finally, in 2003, the tireless efforts of his attorney combined with an award-winning series of articles by Phoebe Zerwick in the Winston-Salem Journal led to the DNA evidence that exonerated Hunt.

The US has the largest criminal justice system in the world. Because they spend enough time in prison to disrupt their connections to their families and their communities, they are not prepared for the difficult and often life-threatening process of reentry. As a result, the percentage of these people who return to a life of crime and additional prison time escalates each year. Beyond Bars is the most current, practical, and comprehensive guide for ex-convicts and their families about managing a successful reentry into the community.

Nineteen-year-old Jovan Mosley, a good kid from one of Chicago's very bad neighborhoods, was coerced into confessing to a crime he didn't commit. Charged with murder, he spent five years and eight months in a prison for violent criminals. Without a trial. Jovan grew up on the rough streets of Chicago's Southeast Side. With one brother dead of HIV complications, another in jail for arson and murder, and most kids his age in gangs, Jovan struggled to be different. Until his arrest, he was.

In the black liberation movement, imprisonment emerged as a key rhetorical, theoretical, and media resource. Imprisoned activists developed tactics and ideology to counter white supremacy. Lisa M. Corrigan underscores how imprisonment - a site for both political and personal transformation - shaped movement leaders by influencing their political analysis and organizational strategies. Prison became the critical space for the transformation from civil rights to Black Power, especially as southern civil rights activists faced setbacks.

In Killer Minds Volume 2 best-selling crime author Amanda Howard investigates 64 more cases of serial murder from around the world. Using primary resources and the actual words of the serial killers, Amanda reconstructs both infamous and lesser-known crimes and provides an insight into the minds of various types of serial killers. Amanda Howard is a criminologist with a Master’s degree in Criminology, a true crime author, fiction writer, TV personality and has been dubbed the “Serial Killer Whisperer” in the media. She has written seventeen books on a wide range of true crime cases as...

Dr. William Wright gave up a suburban practice as an ear surgeon to become the doctor at Colorado's maximum-security prison. After that, running a medical clinic at the county jail should be a snap, right? Oh, brother. Hoards of desperate people fresh from the streets, homeless addicts, illegal aliens, and gangbangers all ruled by a corrupt sheriff and his concubine sidekick made the supermax look almost pastoral.