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The Queen Vs Trenton Oldfield: A Prison Diary
The Queen vs Trenton Oldfield reveals the day-to-day lived experience of incarceration and in doing so challenges many preconceived ideas held about prisoners and prisons. It offers an insightful critique of the prison industrial complex at the the outset of the privatisation of prisons in Britain. Importantly, it also considers the criminalisation of dissent and reductions in civil liberties.
All proceeds go direclty towards covering the 'Crown's Costs'
All proceeds go direclty towards covering the 'Crown's Costs'
308 pages, Paperback
First published April 10, 2013
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August 22, 2013
I brought this book off Trenton Oldfield on the anniversary of his action and it completely demystified the prison system for me.
Having not been to prison myself and having only a few friends that have, it has taken away some of the aspects that make me fearful of going to prison. It also portrays how brutal and pointless the prison system can be to most people caught up in it, fill with bureaucracy and neglect.
Oldfield’s writing shows his thoughtful, optimistic approach to life which somehow makes reading about his incarceration enjoyable.
I would really recommend it to anyone interested in the contemporary prison experience in the UK or the place of prison in society or anybody worried about going to prison for political purposes.
Having not been to prison myself and having only a few friends that have, it has taken away some of the aspects that make me fearful of going to prison. It also portrays how brutal and pointless the prison system can be to most people caught up in it, fill with bureaucracy and neglect.
Oldfield’s writing shows his thoughtful, optimistic approach to life which somehow makes reading about his incarceration enjoyable.
I would really recommend it to anyone interested in the contemporary prison experience in the UK or the place of prison in society or anybody worried about going to prison for political purposes.
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