The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (579 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553560239 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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A remarkable book. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. There is also hatred of guards, who hate back, all this played out against a backdrop of racism, sexual exploitation, constant tension and sometimes gratuitous cruelty by the staff and the bureau toward the inmates. . From Publishers Weekly With the cooperation of the Bureau of Prisons, Earley ( Family of Spies ) spent much time from mid-1987 to mid-1989 at Leavenworth, a maximum-security institution whose nickname, the Hot House, derives from its lack of air conditioning despite the searing Kansas summers. Interviewing the warden, the guards from captains on down and the convicts, many of whom are im
An account of life in Leavenworth Prison, based on interviews with inmates and others, describes the lives of a sexual predator, a gang member in for forty-two years, a sociopath in ""no human contact"" status, and others.
The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison All I can say is Mr. Earley hit it right on the head. As a former staff member I can attest that all those character's do exsist. The best true prison story I've read. A must read for anyone in Corrections.. A Brilliant Public Relations Move by the Bureau of Prisons This book is very well written and accurately captures the atmosphere of life in a maximum security prison. It does slightly overdramatize daily life and fails to capture the routine and boredom that affects the inmates, and to a much greater extent the guards. It also gives the reader a glimps of an organization in which fear is the do. No climax but fairly interesting account Worth reading if you want a feel for prison life. But the author will imply big events and not follow through, so it felt anti climactic.