Kesey's Jail Journal

Kesey's Jail Journal
Author: Ken Kesey
Publisher: Viking Adult
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Kesey's expanded version of the journals he kept while in San Mateo County Jail and Sheriff's Honor Camp in 1967.

Journal of the Librarian Who Went to Prison for Money

Journal of the Librarian Who Went to Prison for Money
Author: Glennor Shirley
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2020-05-21
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1647022207

Journal of the Librarian Who Went to Prison for Money By: Glennor Shirley Journal of the Librarian Who Went to Prison for Money discusses the positive transformation of prisoners who use prison libraries to educate themselves. The nation’s high rate of incarceration and high cost to taxpayers can be decreased with more emphasis on education. This book is unique because the letters from prisoners show their educational achievement after entering prison, and also humor, resilience, and the need for preparation for successful reentry. Readers can take away use more of taxpayers’ money to educate instead of incarcerate and provide more funds to prepare prisoners for successful reentry so prisoners become taxpayers.

Gone 'Til November

Gone 'Til November
Author: Lil Wayne
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2016-10-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 073521543X

“Transfixing…[Wayne’s] prison diary is, above all, a testament to the irrepressibility of his charisma—his is a force that can never go dormant, even when it’s not plainly on display.” –The New Yorker From rap superstar Lil Wayne comes Gone ’Til November, a deeply personal and revealing account of his time spent incarcerated on Rikers Island for eight months in 2010. In 2010, recording artist Lil Wayne was at the height of his career. A fixture in the rap game for more than a decade, Lil Wayne (aka Weezy) had established himself as both a prolific musician and a savvy businessman, smashing long-held industry records, winning multiple Grammy Awards, and signing up-and-coming talent like Drake and Nicki Minaj to his Young Money label. All of this momentum came to a halt when he was convicted of possession of a firearm and sentenced to a yearlong stay at Rikers Island. Suddenly, the artist at the top of his game was now an inmate at the mercy of the American penal system. At long last, Gone ’Til November reveals the true story of what really happened while Wayne was behind bars, exploring everything from his daily rituals to his interactions with other inmates to how he was able to keep himself motivated and grateful. Taken directly from Wayne’s own journal, this intimate, personal account of his incarceration is an utterly humane look at the man behind the artist.

Jail Journal

Jail Journal
Author: John Mitchel
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781015475960

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Prison Journal

Prison Journal
Author: George Pell
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2020-12-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1642291420

Innocent! That final verdict came after George Cardinal Pell endured a grueling eight years of accusations, investigations, trials, public humiliations, and more than a year of imprisonment after being convicted by an Australian court of a crime he did not commit. Led off to jail in handcuffs, following his sentencing on March 13, 2019, the 78-year-old Australian prelate began what was meant to be six years in jail for "historical sexual assault offenses”. Cardinal Pell endured more than thirteen months in solitary confinement, before the Australian High Court voted 7-0 to overturn his original convictions. His victory over injustice was not just personal, but one for the entire Catholic Church. Bearing no ill will toward his accusers, judges, prison workers, journalists, and those harboring and expressing hatred for him, the cardinal used his time in prison as a kind of "extended retreat". He eloquently filled notebook pages with his spiritual insights, prison experiences, and personal reflections on current events both inside and outside the Church, as well as moving prayers.

Separated by Prison United by Conviction

Separated by Prison United by Conviction
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2013
Genre: Prisoners
ISBN: 9780615795980

A journal designed for couples who seek to maintain a relationship when one partner is incarcerated. Consists of over 250 simple, yet thought-provoking questions to aid couples in keeping their families together despite incarceration. Questions include: When loving someone through distance and time, what skills must one have? What are your expectations for homecoming?

My Prison Journal

My Prison Journal
Author: Barbara Pritchett
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2012-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781622306565

n 1980 when Barbara Pritchett was arrested for a murder she didn't commit, she was a wife, mother, realtor, deaconess in a Presbyterian Church and Sunday School teacher. Barbara was raised in a loving middle class Christian home. She accepted Jesus as her Savior when she was 12 years old, but she never made Him the Lord of her life until she went to prison. That is when she was humbled and drew closer to the Lord Jesus Christ. In this book Barbara gives details about the crime she was arrested for and gives details of how the Lord gave her that peace that passes understanding during her time in prison. Barbara is now on fire for the Lord, and she has been involved in prison and jail ministry since 1991. She has been ministering with Bill Glass Champions for Life, Kairos Inside of Georgia and Aglow International. She is also a Hope Minister at Mt. Paran North Church of God in Marietta, Georgia. Barbara received a full pardon from the Georgia Department of Corrections Pardon and Parole Board in 2011.

Ain't Scared of Your Jail

Ain't Scared of Your Jail
Author: Zoe A Colley
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2012-12-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 081304264X

Imprisonment became a badge of honor for many protestors during the civil rights movement. With the popularization of expressions such as "jail-no-bail" and "jail-in," civil rights activists sought to transform arrest and imprisonment from something to be feared to a platform for the cause. Beyond Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letters from the Birmingham Jail," there has been little discussion on the incarceration experiences of civil rights activists. In her debut book, Zoe Colley does what no historian has done before by following civil rights activists inside the southern jails and prisons to explore their treatment and the different responses that civil rights organizations had to mass arrest and imprisonment. Colley focuses on the shift in philosophical and strategic responses of civil rights protestors from seeing jail as something to be avoided to seeing it as a way to further the cause. Imprisonment became a way to expose the evils of segregation, and highlighted to the rest of American society the injustice of southern racism. By drawing together the narratives of many individuals and organizations, Colley paints a clearer picture how the incarceration of civil rights activists helped shape the course of the movement. She places imprisonment at the forefront of civil rights history and shows how these new attitudes toward arrest continue to impact contemporary society and shape strategies for civil disobedience.