NCJ Number
19761
Date Published
1974
Length
210 pages
Annotation
PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF A PRISONER'S STAY IN A BRITISH PRISON.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR OF THIS DOCUMENT WAS SENTENCED TO A BRITISH PRISON FOR 18 MONTHS FOR HIS PART IN A POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION. HE REACTED TO PRISON BY OBSERVING HIS OWN REACTIONS, THE BEHAVIOR OF PRISON OFFICERS AND OF OTHER PRISONERS, COMPARING HIS OWN EXPERIENCE WITH PRISON LITERATURE.