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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as penology)
avg rating 3.87 — 85,195 ratings — published 2006
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Haunted Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as penology)
avg rating 3.59 — 111,730 ratings — published 2005
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The Green Mile The Green Mile (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as penology)
avg rating 4.49 — 367,008 ratings — published 1996
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as penology)
avg rating 4.52 — 118,165 ratings — published 2010
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Trapped (Star Wars: Rebel Force #5) Trapped (Star Wars: Rebel Force #5)
by (shelved 4 times as penology)
avg rating 3.73 — 468 ratings — published 2010
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as penology)
avg rating 4.24 — 37,309 ratings — published 1975
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Different Seasons Different Seasons (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as penology)
avg rating 4.36 — 222,498 ratings — published 1982
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In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as penology)
avg rating 4.11 — 603 ratings — published 2010
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Killer Looks: The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery in Prisons Killer Looks: The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery in Prisons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as penology)
avg rating 4.18 — 134 ratings — published
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as penology)
avg rating 4.62 — 264,467 ratings — published 2014
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Hell (A Prison Diary, #1) Hell (A Prison Diary, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as penology)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,617 ratings — published 2002
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Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as penology)
avg rating 3.72 — 206,493 ratings — published 2010
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Gulag: A History Gulag: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as penology)
avg rating 4.29 — 13,932 ratings — published 2003
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The Keep The Keep (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as penology)
avg rating 3.49 — 17,739 ratings — published 2006
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Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as penology)
avg rating 3.52 — 4,326 ratings — published 2010
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Sapphique (Incarceron, #2) Sapphique (Incarceron, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as penology)
avg rating 3.70 — 22,878 ratings — published 2008
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The Dream of Perpetual Motion The Dream of Perpetual Motion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as penology)
avg rating 3.49 — 2,014 ratings — published 2010
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Living Dead Girl Living Dead Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as penology)
avg rating 3.77 — 34,189 ratings — published 2008
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The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as penology)
avg rating 4.14 — 2,001 ratings — published 1992
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Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.26 — 10,788 ratings — published 2022
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The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.56 — 473 ratings — published
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The Ballad of Desmond Kale The Ballad of Desmond Kale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.33 — 128 ratings — published 2005
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Last Gasp: The Rise and Fall of the American Gas Chamber Last Gasp: The Rise and Fall of the American Gas Chamber (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.58 — 57 ratings — published 2010
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Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.99 — 4,466 ratings — published 1999
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Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.20 — 120 ratings — published 2019
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Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.42 — 4,129 ratings — published 2019
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Punishment and Inclusion: Race, Membership, and the Limits of American Liberalism (Just Ideas) Punishment and Inclusion: Race, Membership, and the Limits of American Liberalism (Just Ideas)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.44 — 9 ratings — published 2014
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.51 — 30,579 ratings — published 2003
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Criminal Justice and Penology: Textbook Criminal Justice and Penology: Textbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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European Penology? (Oñati International Series in Law and Society) European Penology? (Oñati International Series in Law and Society)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2013
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American Penology: A History of Control American Penology: A History of Control (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.78 — 18 ratings — published 2000
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Penology (SAGE Course Companions series) Penology (SAGE Course Companions series)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published 2008
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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.10 — 26,247 ratings — published 2024
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Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.53 — 2,243 ratings — published 2021
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La dernière bagnarde La dernière bagnarde (Pocket Book)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.48 — 23 ratings — published 2011
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The End of Policing The End of Policing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.18 — 12,421 ratings — published 2017
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Silent Cells: The Secret Drugging of Captive America Silent Cells: The Secret Drugging of Captive America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.67 — 36 ratings — published
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In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.56 — 1,280 ratings — published 1981
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Prisoner without a Name, Cell without a Number Prisoner without a Name, Cell without a Number (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.91 — 649 ratings — published 1980
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Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.89 — 334 ratings — published 1998
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Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.72 — 74 ratings — published 2004
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Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.45 — 210 ratings — published 2009
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Airman Airman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.15 — 20,806 ratings — published 2007
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Hard Rain Falling Hard Rain Falling (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.07 — 12,983 ratings — published 1966
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Welcome to Hell: Letters and Writings from Death Row Welcome to Hell: Letters and Writings from Death Row (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.26 — 50 ratings — published 1991
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Drug Use in Australia: A Harm Minimisation Approach Drug Use in Australia: A Harm Minimisation Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1998
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De Profundis De Profundis (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.22 — 26,100 ratings — published 1897
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Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,994 ratings — published 2006
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The Society of Captives: A Study of a Maximum Security Prison The Society of Captives: A Study of a Maximum Security Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 3.72 — 144 ratings — published 1958
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Constitutional Rights of Prisoners Constitutional Rights of Prisoners (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as penology)
avg rating 4.10 — 10 ratings — published 2010
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David McCullough
“The reason is, because it’s of more importance to community, that innocence should be protected, than it is, that guilt should be punished.”
David McCullough, John Adams