Behind a Convict's Eyes : Doing Time in a Modern Prison
ISBN: 9780534635176 | 0534635172
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 8/11/2003
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This unique text provides accurate descriptions of prisons and prison life, written by a prisoner sentenced to life, who uses the pseudonym "K. C. Carceral" to hide his identity for protection. With the assistance of editors Thomas Bernard, Leanne F. Alarid, Bruce Bikle, and Alene Bikle, this book presents a gripping, and often graphic, portrayal of life in prison. This narrative presentation of such topics as prison violence, friendships, sexual mores, and serving time includes graphic language and situations. Through the powerful personal exp... MORE
| Dedication | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Foreward | |
| Prelude On Escapism: "Reality Is What You Make It" | |
| Part I: IN THE BEGINNING | |
| Introduction to Part I | |
| 1. He's One of Ours Now | |
| 2. A and E | |
| 3. Prison Proper | ... MORE |
| 4. How I Got My Rep | |
| Discussion of Part I | |
| Part II: PRISON LIFE | |
| Introduction to Part II | |
| 5. Control | |
| 6. Time | |
| 7. Politics | |
| 8. Economics | |
| 9. The Christmas Chicken Caper | |
| 10. Third World Medical | |
| 11. Sex | |
| 12. The Barbershop Sex Scandal | |
| Discussion of Part II | |
| Part III: THE DISEASE OF VIOLENCE | |
| Introduction to Part III | |
| 13. Racism and Hatred | |
| 14. Segregation | |
| 15. Retaliation | |
| 16. Gangs | |
| Discussion of Part III | |
| Part IV: CONCLUSIONS | |
| 17. Correctional Policy and Prison Crowding | |
| Discussion of Chapter 17. Appendix A: A Theory of the Toxic Shamed Criminal | |
| Discussion of Appendix A | |
| Appendix B: Glossary of Prison-Proper Terms |
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