Life Without Parole: Living and Dying in Prison Today
- ISBN-10
- 0199774056
- ISBN-13
- 9780199774050
- Series
- Life Without Parole
- Category
- Life imprisonment
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Victor Hassine
Description
In 1981, Victor Hassine went to prison. In 2008, he died there.This edition of Hassine'sLife Without Paroleis no longer just an account of life in confinement; it is the story of life and death behind bars. Revised and updated throughout, the fifth edition includes: A new title.In honor of Hassine's legacy, editors Robert Johnson and Sonia Tabriz have given the fifth edition a new subtitle--Living and Dying in Prison Today. A new format.To create a more fluid narrative, the editors have restructured Hassine's writings to offer a seamless chronicle of his life and death in prison. New stories.To better convey Hassine's journey, the editors have added three of Hassine's original works of fiction. A new beginning and ending.The editors have replaced chapter introductions with two new essays bookending Hassine's text, offering insights that complement Hassine's own perceptions. A new appendix.Editors Robert Johnson and Sonia Tabriz examine the latest developments in the field of penology.
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Other editions
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- 2022-04-15
- 256 pages
- Paperback
- Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
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