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Brooklyn native Lerner’s lightly fictionalized memoir is a tightly wound, observant, and even funny account of his time in a Nevada prison for involuntary manslaughter, and also a detailed tour of the contemporary American prison system.
He’s determined to tell the reader how the entire thing works, not just the day-to-day minutiae of prison life but the bigger picture about the way power moves through the guards and the legal system. It drips with sardonic wit and defiance.
It’s horrifying to consider how little experience with prison a lot of people (teenagers, often) have in thinking about their situation. If…
From James' list on books for and about convicts and ex-convicts.
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