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Life Without Parole : Living in Prison Today by Victor Hassine, Richard McCleary, Richard A. Wright, Thomas J. Bernard is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Life Without Parole : Living in Prison Today about?
"In 1981, law-school graduate Victor Hassine was convicted of a capital offense and sentenced to prison for life without parole. Based on his pivotal experiences as an inmate, Life Without Parole offers an insightful and extraordinary firsthand look at the conditions of confinement and prison life in America today. In powerful and poignant prose, Hassine takes the reader on a "guided tour" of the prison experience, discussing the changes in prison life that have come about as a result of the war on drugs, prison overcrowding, and demographic changes in inmate populations. Topics covered include rape, prison gangs, prison violence, AIDS, homosexuality, and prison politics." "This gripping text graphically documents the violence and fear that are part of everyday life in a men's maximum-security prison. Each chapter features an introduction written by coeditors Robert Johnson and Ania Dobrzanska, and the book is divided into three sections: Prison Life, which introduces readers to the day-to-day aspects of Hassine's life in prison; interviews, which presents a series of candid interviews with Hassine's fellow inmates and with a judge; and Op-Ed, in which Hassine addresses some of the
Who reads Life Without Parole : Living in Prison Today?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Victor Hassine, Richard McCleary, Richard A. Wright, Thomas J. Bernard
- Publisher
- Roxbury Publishing Company
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781891487132
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Social Science, Social_sciences
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (15 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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