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A life for a life : life imprisonment : America's other death penalty / James Paluch ; edited by Thomas Bernard and Robert Johnson.
- Title
- A life for a life : life imprisonment : America's other death penalty / James Paluch ; edited by Thomas Bernard and Robert Johnson.
- Author
- Paluch, James.
- Publication
- Los Angeles, Calif. : Roxbury ; Northam : Roundhouse, 2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HV9468.P35 P38 2004 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 264 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "James A. Paluch, Jr. is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. In this remarkably perceptive book, he Offers the reader an account of the daily realities of prison life in its mundane essentials, from the culture of the cellblock to the etiquette of the yard and the mess hall. This book also highlights concepts of prisonization, institutionalization, and the community, as well as the nature of modern punishment." -- Back cover
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-239).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Life in prison -- Food -- Personal hygiene -- Medical care -- Sex -- Inmates and staff -- Custody and security -- Violence -- Lifers -- Family -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 1931719373 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 1035322677
- SCSB-12828602
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library