Jail journeys : the English prison experience since 1918 / modern prison writings selected and edited by Philip Priestley
1989, First Edition. London : Routledge. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 197 pages; Physical description. : 197 p : ill ; 24 cm. Notes: Bibliography: p185-189. - Includes index. Contents: Prologue, Book One Into Prison Book Two The Men in Grey Book Three Women in Prison Book Four The Men in Blue Book Five The Prison Experience Epilogue. Summary: Returned prisoners, like travellers abroad, have always felt a duty to record their impressions of this world apart. Jail Journeys collects together the writings of prison governors, chaplains and prisoners to form a clear picture of life inside. This book should be of interest to students and teachers in sociology, criminology, social history and general readers. Subject: Prisons - Great Britain - History - 20th century. Prisoners - England - Biography. 20th Century. Prisons - England - History - 20th century. England. Prisons, - history Prison reform Penal sanctions. Item #206587
ISBN: 0415034582
Price: €28.00