Life without parole : living in prison today / Victor Hassine ; edited by Thomas J. Bernard and Richard McCleary ; foreword by John Irwin ; afterword by Richard A. Wright.
1996
HV9475.P4 H37 1996
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Title
Life without parole : living in prison today / Victor Hassine ; edited by Thomas J. Bernard and Richard McCleary ; foreword by John Irwin ; afterword by Richard A. Wright.
Author
ISBN
0935732764 (alk. paper)
9780935732764 (alk. paper)
9780935732764 (alk. paper)
Imprint
Los Angeles, Calif : Roxbury Pub. Co., ©1996.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 158 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
HV9475.P4 H37 1996
System Control No.
(OCoLC)33898237
Summary
"In 1981 Victor Hassine was sentenced to prison for life without parole for a capital offense. This book is an insightful look at conditions of confinement and prison life in America today. Hassine powerfully conveys the changes in prison life which have come about as a result of the use of drugs, overcrowding, and demographic changes in inmate populations. Topics covered include rape, prison gangs, prison violence, AIDS, homosexuality, and prison politics."--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-139).
Formatted Contents Note
Acknowledgements
Preface: The Story Behind This Book / Thomas J. Bernard
Foreword / John Irwin
About the author.
Part 1: Prison life
Introduction
Chapter 1-How I became a convict
Chapter 2-Things missed
Chapter 3-Prison violence
Chapter 4-The underground economy
Chapter 5-Prison politics
Chapter 6-Race relations in prison
Chapter 7-Saying goodbye.
Part 2: Interviews
Chapter 8- David: a sexual victim
Chapter 9-Chaser: a medication addict
Chapter 10-Toney: an AIDS tragedy
Chapter 11-Albert Brown: a permanent resident
Chapter 12-Jacko: surviving the Hole.
Part 3: OP Ed
Chapter 13-Prison overcrowding
Chapter 14-Homosexuality: the pink cells
Chapter 15-Relationship between inmates and guards
Chapter 16-A theory of prison evolution
Chapter 17-Conclusion: the runaway train.
Afterword / Richard A. Wright
Appendices
Appendix A: Mr. Smith goes to Harrisburg
Appendix B: 'A state tries to rein in a prison awash in drugs / Reprinted from The New York Times.
Preface: The Story Behind This Book / Thomas J. Bernard
Foreword / John Irwin
About the author.
Part 1: Prison life
Introduction
Chapter 1-How I became a convict
Chapter 2-Things missed
Chapter 3-Prison violence
Chapter 4-The underground economy
Chapter 5-Prison politics
Chapter 6-Race relations in prison
Chapter 7-Saying goodbye.
Part 2: Interviews
Chapter 8- David: a sexual victim
Chapter 9-Chaser: a medication addict
Chapter 10-Toney: an AIDS tragedy
Chapter 11-Albert Brown: a permanent resident
Chapter 12-Jacko: surviving the Hole.
Part 3: OP Ed
Chapter 13-Prison overcrowding
Chapter 14-Homosexuality: the pink cells
Chapter 15-Relationship between inmates and guards
Chapter 16-A theory of prison evolution
Chapter 17-Conclusion: the runaway train.
Afterword / Richard A. Wright
Appendices
Appendix A: Mr. Smith goes to Harrisburg
Appendix B: 'A state tries to rein in a prison awash in drugs / Reprinted from The New York Times.
Added Author
Available in Other Form
Online version: Hassine, Victor, 1955- Life without parole. Los Angeles, Calif : Roxbury Pub. Co., ©1996
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