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From building a corporate empire in male-dominated industries, to facing the stark reality of a Women's Federal Prison Camp, V. Cheryl Womack's story is one of resilience, redemption, and the power of second chances. In this candid and empowering book, Cheryl shares hard-earned lessons and practical advice, offering a roadmap for survival and strength in the face of adversity. As founder of the Women of Worth charity, she advocates for the overlooked women in the prison system, using her experience to raise awareness and inspire change.

Unlock the intricacies of how gender shapes the landscape of criminal behavior and the justice system with Gender and Crime. This insightful eBook delves deep into the interwoven relationship between gender and crime, offering a comprehensive understanding of the subject through meticulous research and compelling case studies. Start your journey with an illuminating introduction to the significance of studying gender within the context of crime, tracing the historical evolution and examining key theories and concepts. Discover fascinating gender differences in criminal behavior through a ...

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 ...

Stephen C. Richards, an ex-convict who served time in nine federal prisons before earning his PhD in criminology, argues the supermax prison era began in 1983 at USP Marion in southern Illinois, where the first "control units" were built by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Marion Experiment, told from a convict criminology perspective, offers an introduction to long-term solitary confinement and supermax prisons, followed by a series of first-person accounts by prisoners....

An acclaimed treatise on the history, philosophy and psychology of punishment. "...read with enormous appreciation for its erudition and method of analysis..." -- Michel Foucault.

On the morning of December 20, 1996, Juli Busken was up early to help a friend who was leaving town. When she returned to her apartment complex around 5:30am, she met pure evil. Her abductor forced her into her car. There were multiple witnesses who saw them driving toward Lake Stanley Draper, outside of Norman, Oklahoma. Later that day, Busken's body was found. For years, authorities were unable to find the culprit. Then, they miraculously pinned it on Anthony Sanchez through a supposed random DNA match. At trial, Sanchez was convicted and sentenced to death. Since then, Sanchez has sat on...

What does a good prison look like? Over eleven million people are currently locked up in prisons across the world, but does that mean that prison actually works? Hindpal Singh Bhui, with 25 years’ experience of visiting and working in prisons worldwide, argues that we need to look at who is sent there and why, to disentangle reality from ideology and myth. Introducing the competing histories of prisons and allowing the voices of prisoners, prison staff and victims to be heard, he asks whether there is a better way to achieve what society wants from its prisons.

Fængselsbetjentene i det lille provinsielle arresthus har fin tid til at hygge sig med et par øl i pauserne. Der er normalt rimeligt roligt i arresten, for fangerne omgås hinanden nogenlunde civiliseret og forsøger at undgå problemer, mens deres sager bliver behandlet. Det hele ændrer sig imidlertid, da en pædofilisigtet mand bliver sat i arresten. Det bringer sindene i kog blandt de andre fanger, og det begynder hurtigt at trække op til oprør. Jørn Jønke Nielsen (f. 1960) er en dansk forfatter og rocker.

A brutal vida das mulheres tratadas como homens nas prisões brasileiras. Grande reportagem sobre o cotidiano das prisões femininas no Brasil, um tabu neste país, Nana Queiroz alcança o que é esperado do futuro do jornalismo: ao ouvir e dar voz às presas (e às famílias delas), desde os episódios que as levaram à cadeia até o cotidiano no cárcere, a autora costura e ilumina o mais completo e ambicioso panorama da vida de uma presidiária brasileira.

David Berridge has spent 28 years working as a prison officer, with 22 years at Parkhurst. A tough character with a big personality and a dark sense of humour, David has had to deal with it all - serial killers and gangsters, terrorists and sex offenders, psychopaths and addicts. Inside Parkhurst is his raw, uncompromising look at what really went on behind the massive walls and menacing gates of one of Britain's highest security prisons.

Tre teenagedrenge fra Gentofte har fundet en god fidus. Når det er koldt og mørkt kører de rundt i en sort BMW på de stille sideveje og begår indbrud i de villaer, hvor der ikke er nogen hjemme. Og der er da heller ikke noget, der tyder på, at der er nogen hjemme i det hus, de bryder ind i den kolde februaraften. Men inde i huset finder de liget af en kvinde, og da politiet pludselig dukker op, ser de forfærdeligt skyldige ud - ikke bare i indbrud, men også i mord. Jørn Jønke Nielsen (f. 1960) er en dansk forfatter og rocker.

In Abolitionist Intimacies, El Jones examines the movement to abolish prisons through the Black feminist principles of care and collectivity. Understanding the history of prisons in Canada in their relationship to settler colonialism and anti-Black racism, Jones observes how practices of intimacy become imbued with state violence at carceral sites including prisons, policing and borders, as well as through purported care institutions such as hospitals and social work.

In the wake of the Paris, Beirut, and San Bernardino terrorist attacks, fears over "homegrown terrorism" have surfaced to a degree not seen since September 11, 2001 - especially following the news that all of the perpetrators in Paris were European citizens. A sought-after commentator in France and a widely respected international scholar of radical Islam, Farhad Khosrokhavar has spent years studying the path towards radicalization, focusing particularly on the key role of prisons.

Combining art, politics, and criminal justice, It Takes a Criminal to Know One captures the incredible experiences the author endured in state prison and puts the spotlight on the ugly faces of racism, injustice, and corruption.

Ending Isolation weaves Chris's vivid account with other stories from solitary, alongside insights from legal and medical experts. Through these narratives and undeniable research, the book makes a powerful case for abolishing this cruel and unusual punishment.

Uma coleção de ensaios que propõe um olhar radical acerca das prisões. Mais do que um sobrevoo em cinco décadas de ativismo, Abolição é um documento histórico que comprova a relevância de Angela Y. Davis para o debate contemporâneo.

David Berridge returns with more stories from his time as a prison officer at HMP Parkhurst, giving a raw, uncompromising look at the harsh reality of working in British prisons. From dealing with inmate violence and clearing out defiled prison cells to the unsavoury nature of prison language and life, this is an even more detailed look inside Britain's most infamous prison.

The purpose of this book is to develop a plan for your successful transition from incarceration to living a full and productive life post-release. Ideally, the process of getting ready for the transition starts six months prior to your release. The ideal structure is for you to have a mentor and go through this program every week while still in prison and twelve weeks post-incarceration.

The wartime double agent with a transmitter in his cell to contact suffragettes; the doctor hanged as he smiled to the farewells of lovers on the scaffold; the con who defied a gangland godfather and escaped the bromide in the prison tea; aristocrats and arsonists.... The screws who guard Britain's prisons have seen them all. Banged Up! is the story of six of the country's most notorious jails—Durham, Wandsworth, Pentonville, Wormwood Scrubs, Dartmoor and Holloway—and of the men and women who entered their gates.

Executing Democracy: Capital Punishment & the Making of America, 1683-1807 is the first volume of a rhetorical history of public debates about crime, violence, and capital punishment in America. This examination begins in 1683, when William Penn first struggled to govern the rowdy indentured servants of Philadelphia, and continues up until 1807, when the Federalists sought to impose law-and-order upon the New Republic.