CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PRISON ISSUES




Self Land by G. Wilford Hathorn Self Land: A Death Odyssey by G. Wilford Hathorn
The fourteen stories in Self Land are tragic, some horrid, but all are forcefully told by Gene Hathorn, who has lived on Texas Death Row for over thirteen years.






Dead End: by Gary E. Goldhammer Dead End by Gary E. Goldhammer
A journalist’s personal search to discover the facts and emotions surrounding the death penalty, including interviews with prison staff, lawyers, prisoner advocates, death row inmates, their families and victim’s families. Illustrated.





Frontiers of Justice Volume I edited by Claudia Whitman and Julie Zimmerman Frontiers of Justice Volume I: The Death Penalty by Claudia Whitman and Julie Zimmerman
An anthology by men and women of reason and conscience who deplore the use of legalized killing to solve America’s criminal justice problems. The authors have been touched by capital punishment personally (the inmates, their families and their victims’ families) or professionally (in the areas of law, criminal justice, government, religion, journalism and advocacy). Prologue by Mario Cuomo.




Frontiers of Justice Volume II: Coddling or Common Sense? Frontiers of Justice: Volume II: Coddling or Common Sense? edited by Claudia Whitman, Julie Zimmerman and Tekla Miller
Professionals in law, law enforcement and corrections, volunteers, crime victims and offenders share their successes with humane, effective programs in prisons and in the community, for both juveniles and adults. Prologue by Ramsey Clark. Illustrated. $19.95 plus S&H.



Frontiers of Justice Volume I edited by Claudia Whitman and Julie Zimmerman Frontiers of Justice Volume III: The Crime Zone by Claudia Whitman and Julie Zimmerman
These fourteen incarcerated authors discuss the factors that led to their crimes, not to place the blame elsewhere, but to help us understand what went wrong.





Prisoners' Guerrilla Handbook to Correspondence Programs In the United States and Canada: High School, Vocational, Paralegal and College Courses by Jon Marc Taylor Prisoners' Guerrilla Handbook to Correspondence Programs In the United States and Canada - 2nd Edition: High School, Vocational, Paralegal and College Courses by Jon Marc Taylor
This book offers a complete description of 212 programs that are ideal for prisoners seeking to earn high school diplomas, associate, baccalaureate and graduate degrees and vocational certificates.




The Warden Wore Pink by Tekla Miller The Warden Wore Pink by Tekla Dennison Miller
The first person account of one woman’s 20 year career in corrections, culminating in her appointment as warden of a men’s maximum security prison. Warden Miller introduces us to the best and the worst among prison employees and inmates.





Trapped Under Ice: A Death Row Anthology Trapped Under Ice: A Death Row Anthology by Julie Zimmerman
Twenty-nine prisoners, many on Death Rows across the country, write of enduring incarceration and facing execution, creating a poetry anthology which challenges society to acknowledge their humanity. Illustrated.