Arrested
Subtitle: what to do when your loved one's in jail
By: Wes Denham.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781556528347
Subjects: Prisoners' families -- United States; Prisoners -- Family relationships -- United States; Prisoners -- United States
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Star light, star bright, get me out of jail tonight! : those terrible telephone calls; title: The golden road to Samarqand : preface to freedom; title: You, the gumshoe : how to get critical information; title: Toss your crib, car, and computer : an urgent priority; title: Going to the big house : jail visits; title: "Give your hearts to Jesus, boys; title: " : life in jail; title: Sick, confused, and crazy : medical care and mental illness; title: Bureaucratic heroin and black holes : commissaries and jail phones; title: How chancroid saves a twink : sex in jail; title: As the worm turns : drug addiction; title: Does the elevator go up to the top, or not? : homo chaoticus, unsocialized man; title: Hitting bottom : how to recognize a readiness to change; title: Why gung ho is good : the character factories; title: To help or not to help? : rating defendants; title: The tickle of the Trocar : bail and bail bonds; title: How a wino saved the sixth amendment : public defenders, plea bargains, and the caseload gorilla; title: The pin-striped mafia : fee whores, voodoo doctors, dodo birds, and other legal pests; title: Crackerjack private attorneys : how to find the prize in the box; title: Show me the work, I'll show you the money : getting a quotation for legal services and fees; title: Negotiating a contract for legal defense : getting the bang for your bucks; title: How to help the defense : getting busy in jail and out; title: Money! money! money! : the budget; title: Outdoor jail : probation and parole; title: To snitch is a bitch : cooperating with police and prosecutors; title: Your personal witness protection program : blowing the 'hood; title: The family management plan : making a difference for your defendant; title: Why are so many people in jail? : juking the stats in the crime-crazed U.S.A.