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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Who is the racketeer? And what does he have to do with the judge's untimely demise? His name is Malcolm Bannister, a former attorney now incarcerated at the Federal Prison Camp near Frostburg, Maryland. When a federal judge and his secretary fail to appear for a scheduled trial and panicked clerks call for an FBI investigation, a harrowing murder case ensues and culminates in the imprisonment of a lawyer who imparts the story of who killed the judge...
Series
Issues in society volume Volume 423
Publisher
The Spinney Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"A ground-breaking and brave inside reckoning with the nexus of prison and profit in America: in one Louisiana prison and over the course of our country's history. In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for $9 an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private prison in Winnfield, Louisiana. An award-winning investigative journalist, he used his real name; there was no meaningful background check. Four months later, his employment came to an abrupt...
Series
Sociology of crime law and deviance volume Volume 19
Publisher
Emerald
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Publisher
Stanford University
Pub. Date
[1988-2004]
Language
English
Description
Discusses a prison simulation experiment conducted in 1971 with students at Stanford University and considers the causes and effects that make prisons such an emotional issue. Documentary includes new film, flashback editing, follow-ups 20-years later, and an original music score; reveals the chronology of the transition of good into evil, of normal into the abnormal. Also includes 70 image slide show of archival photographs from the study.
Series
Value inquiry book volume Volume 261
Publisher
Editions Rodopi B.V
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
14) Prison on trial
Author
Publisher
North American distributors International Specialised Book Services
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: Amid rising public concern about the proliferation and privatization of prisons, and their promise of enormous profits, world-renowned author and activist Angela Y. Davis argues for the abolition of the prison system as the dominant way of responding to America's social ills. "In thinking about the possible obsolescence of the prison, " Davis writes, "we should ask how it is that so many people could end up in prison without major...
18) Conviction
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Betty Anne Waters is a young woman whose world is shattered when her beloved brother Kenny is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Steadfastly convinced of his innocence, Betty Anne embarks on an 18-year journey to set Kenny free, using state-of-the-art forensic technology. The unshakable bond between a brother and sister, at the heart of this real-life drama, will stir your emotions and inspire you. Bonus features included.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
When fourteen-year-old Alex is framed for murder, he becomes an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary, where brutal inmates and sadistic guards reign, boys who disappear in the middle of the night sometimes return weirdly altered, and escape might just be possible.
20) The wronged man
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Paralegal Janet Gregory takes on a pro bono case to help an African-American husband and father who she believes has been wrongly accused of raping a girl in his neighborhood. Her 22-year battle with the justice system will eventually bring him the freedom he deserves and bond the two of them in a life-long friendship.