prisons

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
prisons

Criminal

2014
Eighteen-year-old Nikki's unconditional love for Dee helps her escape from her problems, but when he involves her in a murder Nikki winds up in prison, confronted with hard facts that challenge whether Dee ever loved her, and she can only save herself by telling the truth about Dee.
Cover image of Criminal

#MurderTrending

Falsely accused of murdering her stepsister, seventeen-year-old Dee fights to survive paid assassins on Alcatraz 2.0, the most popular prison on social media.
Cover image of #MurderTrending

The infamous Alcatraz Prison in United States history

Chronicles the history of Alcatraz Island from its discovery by early Spanish explorers to its role in Native American uprisings in the 1970s, focusing on the time it was a prison for soldiers and later for criminals.
Cover image of The infamous Alcatraz Prison in United States history

American prison

a reporter's undercover journey into the business of punishment
"In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for $9 an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private prison in Winnfield, Louisiana. An award-winning investigative journalist, he used his real name; there was no meaningful background check. Four months later, his employment came to an abrupt end. But he had seen enough, and in short order he wrote an expose about his experiences that won a National Magazine Award and became the most-read feature in the history of the magazine Mother Jones. Still, there was much more that he needed to say"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of American prison

The Shawshank redemption

Banker Andy Dufresne is unjustly sentenced to life in the brutal Shawshank State Prison. Through patience and strength of will, he is able to play upon the corruption of the warden to bankroll a new life in Mexico following his escape.
Cover image of The Shawshank redemption

Old boy

Goto discovers the identity of the man who had him imprisoned for ten long years and that his ordeal originated with a schoolyard grudge, but he is disturbed to learn that he must continue to spar with this enemy in order to protect his friends. Contains adult content.
Cover image of Old boy

Old boy

Goto is spurred onward in a deadly game in which he must contact the woman who taught the sixth grade class where he offended a boy who became his nemesis, which led to the secret imprisonment of Goto for ten years.
Cover image of Old boy

Old boy

Goto has one last chance to decipher why his wealthy former schoolmate has kept him prisoner for a decade--or face death along with the girl he loves.
Cover image of Old boy

In the belly of the beast

letters from prison
A collection of letters written by convict Jack Henry Abbott to author Norman Mailer, in which he describes what life is really like inside a maximum security prison.
Cover image of In the belly of the beast

The innocence device

In the year 2147, Chago, the resident of a large prison, leads an uprising when a device that was said to immediately kill the guilty and provide freedom to the innocent turned out to be fixed.
Cover image of The innocence device

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - prisons