About Prison

by Michael G. Santos

In this unique and extraordinary text, Michael G. Santos helps others learn about the abnormal way of life behind the walls and fences of prisons.
To provide readers with a more complete and realistic picture of the growing subculture that exists in prison, the author provides both his own experiences and observations of living as a prisoner, as well as dialogues, vignettes, and profiles of other prisoners and workers within the prison environment.
This text addresses the unprecedented growth in the prison system over the past two decades, and asks future correctional professionals to critically examine the current prison system.

Genres: Nonfiction

223 pages, Paperback

First published August 4, 2003

Reviews

[KaWoodtiereads]

This one I had to read for a criminal justice class. Santos wrote this book while serving a near-life sentence in the US prison system. It's a pretty good approach to prison life from the inside. Just another reason why I don't want to go to prison.

[Kristen]

This book provided very interesting insight into life behind bars, from the perspective of a drug kingpin who didn't even realize what he was until he was arrested.