Voices from Captivity Incarceration from Siberia to Guantánamo Bay
Genres: Nonfiction
Paperback 424 pages
Published July 19th 2018 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Book Summary
Bringing together a range of first-hand testimonies of captives, this personal and arresting collection provides an overview of what life inside is actually like. Drawing on memoirs of captives - including those imprisoned for stealing money, murder, illegal protest or no reason at all - this book presents the universal experience of being incarcerated and brings to life the humanity of those behind locked doors. Tracing the career of the captive from the moment the door is first locked behind them, to analysis of the oddities of relationships developed in prison and how the deprivation of sex is dealt with, the book then reflects on the cruelties faced while inside, and concludes by looking at the problems faced when the supposedly happy day of release finally arrives. These insightful accounts help empathise and reflect on the impact of prison practices on inmates.
My Review
With my son being a police officer I thought this sounded like an interesting book to read. This is a nonfiction account of personal stories of people that have spent time in jail just a paragraph or two on each person and how they dealt with the brought up topic. Rich or poor,male or female,young or old, innocent or not stories are here of many people and the utter loneliness,feelings of despair and thoughts of suicide seem to be the way some of the inmates deal with long term incarceration. These aren't stories of just USA prisoners but around the world. Some other countries have a much worse prison system than we do in the USA including malnourished prisoners and being afraid to fall asleep for being beaten . The violence is out of control. Upon release these prisoners couldn't adjust to life on the outside and in many cases they got themselves locked up again within 6 months. Very harsh life for these people and interesting reading. Life on the inside is nothing like what you see on tv shows. Pub Date 19 Jul 2018 I received a complimentary copy of this book from Jessica Kingsley Publishers through NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.