"David Wilson has spent his professional life working with violent men--especially men who have committed murder. Aged twenty-nine he became, at that time, the UK's youngest ever prison Governor in charge of a jail and his career since then has seen him sat across a table with all sorts of killers: sometimes in a tense interview; sometimes sharing a cup of tea (or something a little stronger); sometimes looking them in the eye to tell them that they are a psychopath. Some of these men became David's friends; others would still love to kill him. This book tells the story of David's journey from idealistic prison governor to expert criminologist and professor"--Provided by publisher.
McShane, Marilyn D. and Frank P. Williams, editors
1996
Essays on prison life, history, and aspects including: youth and women inmates, violence and gangs, education and treatment programs, legality and court cases, Auburn, crowding, death row, visitation rights, history. Chronology.
This anthology examines court cases addressing issues of constitutional rights for prisoners at Guant?namo: O'Lone v. Estate of Shabazz, Hudson v. McMillian, Ewing v. California, and Boumediene v. Bush.
A collection of twenty-nine controversial essays that address various issues about America's prison system including incarceration of mentally ill criminals, early release for terminally ill inmates, and cross-gender prisoner searches.
