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Fourth city : essays from the prison in America /

"At 2.26 million, incarcerated Americans not only outnumber the nation's fourth-largest city, they make up a national constituency bound by a shared condition. Fourth City: Essays from the Prison in America presents more than seventy essays from twenty-seven states, written by incarcerated...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Larson, Doran, 1957- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction: The American Prison Writer as Witness; Part One. Life on the Streets of Prison City; The Life; Ticket In; Coping with Life in Prison City; Ticket In; Seeking Peace in Prison City; Ticket In; Family Life In and From Prison City; Ticket In; Part Two. The Rules of Law, Policy, and Practice in Prison City; Inside Justice and Injustice; Kite Out; Civic Dysfunction and Its Critics; Kite Out; Mental and Physical Health Care; Kite Out; Community Activists; Kite Out; Prison and Reentry Programs; Epilogue; Editor's Afterword; Glossary; Further Reading.