Decades behind bars
Subtitle: a 20-year conversation with men in America's prisons
By: Gaye D. Holman
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781476669236
Subjects: Criminal psychology; Male prisoners; Administration of Criminal justice
Description: "Beginning in 1994, the author began recording stories of 50 incarcerated felons--17 of them were still in prison 20 years later. The men discuss what it means to commit a serious crime and be confined. The author identifies circumstances that ruin some prisoners and save others and presents insights for possible improvements in the criminal justice system"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-215) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: "I'm weary all the time" : an introduction to the men; title: "Gnaws at your heart like a worm" : the emotional impact of incarceration; title: In the belly of the beast : entering prison; title: On the yard : day-to-day life in prison; title: In the lion's mouth : crime and rule-breaking within the walls; title: Power, respect and the convict code : surviving behind bars; title: The past that clings to them : scars of child abuse and neglect; title: Desperate connections : family ties; title: Two sides of a coin : the man and his crime; title: Searching for blue skies : religion behind bars; title: The long wait : the parole process; title: End of the journey : illness and death in prison; title: The patterns of change : results of the study and suggestions for improvement; title: Conclusion: the conversation begins : current status of inmate subjects; title: Glossary of prison terminology; title: Chapter notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.