More than two million people are incarcerated in America's prisons--one in nine is serving a life sentence. Mass long-term imprisonment devours state budgets, adversely affects community well-being and skews our collective moral compass. This study examines the human costs of keeping the convicted out of sight, out of mind. Beginning in 1994, the author began recording the personal stories of 50 incarcerated felons--17 of them were still in prison 20 years later. The men candidly discuss what it means to commit a serious crime and to be confined for perhaps the remainder of their lives. Their…mehr
More than two million people are incarcerated in America's prisons--one in nine is serving a life sentence. Mass long-term imprisonment devours state budgets, adversely affects community well-being and skews our collective moral compass. This study examines the human costs of keeping the convicted out of sight, out of mind. Beginning in 1994, the author began recording the personal stories of 50 incarcerated felons--17 of them were still in prison 20 years later. The men candidly discuss what it means to commit a serious crime and to be confined for perhaps the remainder of their lives. Their stories are balanced by conversations with correctional officers, prison administrators, chaplains and parole board members. The author identifies circumstances that ruin some prisoners and save others and presents insights for possible improvements in the criminal justice system.
Gaye D. Holman is a retired professor of sociology. For several decades she taught within correctional facilities in the Louisville, Kentucky, area and coordinated her college's degree program there. She remains involved in efforts in Louisville to help ex-offenders re-enter society.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction One-"I'm weary all the time": An Introduction to the Men Two-"Gnaws at your heart like a worm": The Emotional Impact of Incarceration Three-In the Belly of the Beast: Entering Prison Four-On the Yard: Day-to-Day Life in Prison Five-In the Lion's Mouth: Crime and Rule-Breaking Within the Walls Six-Power, Respect and the Convict Code: Surviving Behind Bars Seven-The Past That Clings to Them: Scars of Child Abuse and Neglect Eight-Desperate Connections: Family Ties Nine-Two Sides of a Coin: The Man and His Crime Ten-Searching for Blue Skies: Religion Behind Bars Eleven-The Long Wait: The Parole Process Twelve-End of the Journey: Illness and Death in Prison Thirteen-The Patterns of Change: Results of the Study and Suggestions for Improvement Fourteen-The Conversation Begins: Current Status of Inmate Subjects Glossary of Prison Terminology Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction One-"I'm weary all the time": An Introduction to the Men Two-"Gnaws at your heart like a worm": The Emotional Impact of Incarceration Three-In the Belly of the Beast: Entering Prison Four-On the Yard: Day-to-Day Life in Prison Five-In the Lion's Mouth: Crime and Rule-Breaking Within the Walls Six-Power, Respect and the Convict Code: Surviving Behind Bars Seven-The Past That Clings to Them: Scars of Child Abuse and Neglect Eight-Desperate Connections: Family Ties Nine-Two Sides of a Coin: The Man and His Crime Ten-Searching for Blue Skies: Religion Behind Bars Eleven-The Long Wait: The Parole Process Twelve-End of the Journey: Illness and Death in Prison Thirteen-The Patterns of Change: Results of the Study and Suggestions for Improvement Fourteen-The Conversation Begins: Current Status of Inmate Subjects Glossary of Prison Terminology Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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