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Author Holman, Gaye D., author.

Title Decades behind bars : a 20/year conversation with men in America's prisons / Gaye D. Holman.

Publication Info. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]

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 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  364 HOL    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  365.6 HOLMAN    Check Shelf
Description pages cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- "I'm weary all the time" : an introduction to the men -- "Gnaws at your heart like a worm" : the emotional impact of incarceration -- In the belly of the beast : entering prison -- On the yard : day-to-day life in prison -- In the lion's mouth : crime and rule-breaking within the walls -- Power, respect and the convict code : surviving behind bars -- The past that clings to them : scars of child abuse and neglect -- Desperate connections : family ties -- Two sides of a coin : the man and his crime -- Searching for blue skies : religion behind bars -- The long wait : the parole process -- End of the journey : illness and death in prison -- The patterns of change : results of the study and suggestions for improvement -- Conclusion: the conversation begins : current status of inmate subjects -- Glossary of prison terminology -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary "Beginning in 1994, the author began recording stories of 50 incarcerated felons--17 of them were still in prison 20 years later. The men discuss what it means to commit a serious crime and be confined. The author identifies circumstances that ruin some prisoners and save others and presents insights for possible improvements in the criminal justice system"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Male prisoners -- United States.
Criminal psychology -- United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of. (OCoLC)fst00883246
Imprisonment. (OCoLC)fst00968277
Male prisoners. (OCoLC)fst01006656
Prisons. (OCoLC)fst01077326
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
ISBN 9781476669236 (softcover) (alkaline paper)
1476669236 (softcover) (alkaline paper)
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