Prison system

Examines what goes into the cost of prisons.

Explores alternatives to prison and rehabilitation, examining the different alternatives and if they work.

Relates the stories of juvenile prisoners worldwide, examining why they were imprisoned, controversies surrounding their imprisonment, perceived injustices, efforts to free them, and more.

A comprehensive look at how the legal system can go wrong.

This book describes prison conditions in countries on every continent. The stark contrasts are as dramatic as they are instructional.

This book tells the stories of political prisoners, both past and present.

This book reviews early forms of punishment from horrific executions and torture in medieval times to the creation of the worlds first penitentiaries in the 19th century.

This book explores the complex social, economic, and moral costs that inevitable attend a system of mass-imprisonment.

This book explores the realities of overcrowding, disease, violence, and abuse in prison institutions.