num_pages: 344
description: A seminal work, this is a unique text in that it provides personal accounts from prisoners telling what it is really like to live in prison as well as historical and contextual information. It is the personal stories, which provide a realistic and poignant look at what life is like as a prisoner, that are the strength of this book.
language: English
title: Hard Time: Understanding and Reforming the Prison
titlecomplete: Hard Time: Understanding and Reforming the Prison (Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series)
ratings_count: 11
publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co