Fourth City: Essays from the Prison in America

At 2.26 million, incarcerated Americans not only outnumber the nation’s fourth—largest city, they make up a national constituency bound by a shared condition. Fourth City: Essays from the Prison in America presents more than seventy essays from twenty—seven states, written by incarcerated Americans chronicling their experience inside. In essays as moving as they are eloquent, the authors speak out against a national prison complex that fails so badly at the task of rehabilitation that 60% o...