Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The American Prison Writer as Witness
Part One. Life on the Streets of Prison City
The Life
Ticket In
Coping with Life in Prison City
Ticket In
Seeking Peace in Prison City
Ticket In
Family Life In and From Prison City
Ticket In
Part Two. The Rules of Law, Policy, and Practice in Prison City
Inside Justice and Injustice
Kite Out
Civic Dysfunction and Its Critics
Kite Out
Mental and Physical Health Care
Kite Out
Community Activists
Kite Out
Prison and Reentry Programs
Epilogue
Editor’s Afterword
Glossary
Further Reading
Notes on Contributors
Index