By Jim Hogshire 

This is the most accurate, no-bullshit guide to prison life we have ever seen. Topics covered include: Custody (cops, jail, bail, and more); Prison (weapons, jobs, hustles, drugs, and the most detailed information on rape in any prison book); Jailhouse Justice (segregation, grievances, lawsuits, and more); Execution (death row, "deathwatch," lethal injection, gas chambers, hanging, electrocution, and more). 

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By Steven Herberts 

This non-fiction expose is intended to reveal the bizarre reality of life behind prison walls and the harsh trials a correction officer must endure on a daily basis. It is quite graphic and shocking, but it is all truth; every word of it! With so many books, on the market, detailing the inmates' perspective of a completely dreary existence, for once, it seemed only just to take a look at the other side. Every aspect of modern-day prison life is covered. From murder, rape and extortion to escapes, drugs and the convicts' ingenious scams, the fun never ends! In essence, 6-5 is a complete tour of a brutal world which has proven unforgettable!

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Daniel Burton-Rose (Editor), Dan Pens (Editor), Paul Wright (Editor)

In The Celling of America, inmates in American penitentiaries report on their living conditions and political concerns. They paint a bleak picture of the prison system, describing police brutality, substandard medical care, racism, and extremely crowded conditions. They discuss privately-run prisons, prison labor, weightlifting, and the effect of television on prisoner's lives. Many of them believe conditions are getting worse every year, and their claims are quite credible because no one knows jail like a convict. Most of these articles originally appeared in Prison Legal News, a magazine published by Dan Pens and Paul Wright, two incarcerated men in Washington state. 

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