A Prison legal news book.

A Prison legal news book.

Prison Nation is a distant dispatch from a foreign and forbidden place--the world of America's prisons. Written by prisoners, social critics and luminaries of investigative reporting, Prison Nation testifies to the current state of America's prisoners' living conditions and political concerns. These concerns are not normally the concerns of most Americans, but they should be. From substandard medical care the inadequacy of resources for public defenders to the death penalty, the issues covered in this volume grow more urgent every day. Articles by outstanding writers such as Mumia Abu-Jamal, Noam Chomsky, Mark Dow, Judy Green, Tracy Huling and Christian Parenti chronicle the injustices of prison privatization, class and race in the justice system, our quixotic drug war, the rarely discussed prison AIDS crisis and a judicial system that rewards mostly those with significant resources or the desire to name names. Correctional facilities have become a profitable growth industry, for companies like Wackenhut that run them and companies like Boeing that use cheap prison labor. With fascinating narratives, shocking tales and small stories of hope, Prison Nation paints a picture of a world many Americans know little or nothing about.

"Judith Trustone's insightful Celling America's Soul is clearly a true labor of love written with caring thoughts about horrible places of incarceration that are virtually devoid of the kindness of human feeling." - John Harnish, former author's advocate at Infinity Publishing "This book is a periscope into Shadow America, our $63 billion a year prison industry that punishes but doesn't rehabilitate and has an almost 70% failure rate which is bankrupting America. Celebrating the transformations and creativity of six remarkable prisoners, Celling America's Soul presents may alternative visions by prisoners, counselors and activists to these brutal, ineffective 19th century houses of pain." - Bonnie Kerness, Coordinator, American Friends Service Committee Prison Watch Project

"In this astonishing microhistory, Daniel Burton-Rose Captures the pathos of the new Left's bizarre sequel; the gange who bombed Seattle." Mike Davis, author of in Praise of Barbarians: Essays against Empire and City of Qartz: Excavatin the Future of Los Angeles --

In Prison Profiteers, co-editors Tara Herivel and Paul Wright "follow the money to an astonishing constellation of prison administrators and politicians working in collusion with private parties to maximize profits" (Publishers Weekly). From investment banks, guard unions, and the makers of Taser stun guns to health care providers, telephone companies, and the U.S. military (which relies heavily on prison labor), this network of perversely motivated interests has turned the imprisonment of one out of every 135 Americans into a lucrative business. Called "an essential read for anyone who wants to understand what's gone wrong with criminal justice in the United States" by ACLU National Prison Project director Elizabeth Alexander, this incisive and deftly researched volume shows how billions of tax dollars designated for the public good end up lining the pockets of those private enterprises dedicated to keeping prisons packed. "An important analysis of a troubling social trend" (Booklist) that is sure to inform and outrage any concerned citizen, Prison Profiteers reframes the conversation by exposing those who stand to profit from the imprisonment of millions of Americans.

In one short decade, we have totally changed the way we interact with one another. The Millennials and iGenerations, the first to be socialized in a digital world, are now feeling the unintended consequences. More and more are saying enough is enough. Research now shows a population with an exponential increase in stress, anxiety, depression, attention deficit and obsessive-compulsive behavior who are the most technically advanced generation, yet most socially awkward. Celling Your Soul: No App For Life is written with compassion by media and social science professor Joni Siani. It evaluates the paradox of our love/hate relationship with our digital devices, explains why we feel emotionally disconnected, provides empowering strategies and simple changes for more fulfilling, balanced and authentic human connectivity within the digital landscape. This is an invaluable read for both parents and educators. It is critically important to understand how our digital media is shaping the social skills and mental health of the next generations. When it comes to fulfilling emotional “connections,” we are human. We come with all the apps we need.“The answer to a lot of your life's questions is often in someone else's face. Try putting your iPhones down every once in a while and look at peoples faces. People's faces will tell you amazing things.”Amy Poehler, Harvard Commencement Speech, May 25, 2011“We have to love our technology enough to describe it accurately and we have to love ourselves enough to confront technology's true effect on us.”Sherry Turkle, MIT Professor, Author Alone Together“We live in a society where we are more preoccupied with our phones than with each other.”Brady Quinn, about Kansas City Chief Jovan Belcher's suicide“It's an invention's intellectual ethic that has the most profound effect on us. The intellectual ethic is the message that a medium or other tool transmits into the minds and culture of its users.”Nicolas Carr, The Shallows