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The Prison Quest
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Author : Eliza Smith
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2022-08-05
The Prison Quest written by Eliza Smith and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-05 with categories.
Winnie Knox is a prison dweller, only not the incarcerated kind. On weekdays from 8:00-3:00, she endures the hormonal hot mess that is middle school, counting down the hours until she can escape back into the penitentiary she and her prison chaplain mother call home. Within the barbed wire confines of Bruno Schneider Correctional Facility, Winnie is free to explore the cell towers and their eccentric occupants. But when Winnie hears a plot too horrifying to process- a plot with consequences that shake the town of Sanctuary, Tennessee to its very core- she decides to recruit her best friends to help right the wrongs of her silence. And just like that, the Prison Quest is born. What follows is a daring expedition into the very heart of the prison where not even the warden's office is off limits and a mobster's long-lost treasure awaits. Eliza Smith has crafted a charmingly Appalachian tale with a cast of characters sure to delight, exploring along the way guilt that haunts and grace that heals as one girl searches for hidden treasure and finds that which is worth infinitely more.
The Prison Quest
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Author : Saffron Bryant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-03-28
The Prison Quest written by Saffron Bryant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-28 with categories.
Cody's world is about to be stripped away. Cody works security for the powerful Vortax Corp, but when she's thrown into a virtual prison, she has one thought: Escape. In the virtual town of Firebrand, Cody must fight to survive, but perhaps she might stand a chance of escape, if only she can complete the Prison Quest.Join Cody as she battles mutants and monsters in a fast-paced adventure that blends science fiction and fantasy in a world of virtual reality.This books uses some gaming conventions familiar to fans of GameLit, but non-gamers will have no difficulty following the characters in their struggle for freedom.
God Of The Rodeo
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Author : Daniel Bergner
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2011-02-09
God Of The Rodeo written by Daniel Bergner and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-09 with Social Science categories.
Never before had Daniel Bergner seen a spectacle as bizarre as the one he had come to watch that Sunday in October. Murderers, rapists, and armed robbers were competing in the annual rodeo at Angola, the grim maximum-security penitentiary in Louisiana. The convicts, sentenced to life without parole, were thrown, trampled, and gored by bucking bulls and broncos before thousands of cheering spectators. But amid the brutality of this gladiatorial spectacle Bergner caught surprising glimpses of exaltation, hints of triumphant skill. The incongruity of seeing hope where one would expect only hopelessness, self-control in men who were there because they'd had none, sparked an urgent quest in him. Having gained unlimited and unmonitored access, Bergner spent an unflinching year inside the harsh world of Angola. He forged relationships with seven prisoners who left an indelible impression on him. There's Johnny Brooks, seemingly a latter-day Stepin Fetchit, who, while washing the warden's car, longs to be a cowboy and to marry a woman he meets on the rodeo grounds. Then there's Danny Fabre, locked up for viciously beating a woman to death, now struggling to bring his reading skills up to a sixth-grade level. And Terry Hawkins, haunted nightly by the ghost of his victim, a ghost he tries in vain to exorcise in a prison church that echoes with the cries of convicts talking in tongues. Looming front and center is Warden Burl Cain, the larger-than-life ruler of Angola who quotes both Jesus and Attila the Hun, declares himself a prophet, and declaims that redemption is possible for even the most depraved criminal. Cain welcomes Bergner in, and so begins a journey that takes the author deep into a forgotten world and forces him to question his most closely held beliefs. The climax of his story is as unexpected as it is wrenching. Rendered in luminous prose, God of the Rodeo is an exploration of the human spirit, yielding in the process a searing portrait of a place that will be impossible to forget and a group of men, guilty of unimaginable crimes, desperately seeking a moment of grace.
A Quest For Redemption
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Author : Keir Weimer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-04-05
A Quest For Redemption written by Keir Weimer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-05 with categories.
Author's Note: All author royalties generated by sales of this book are being donated to select charitable organizations. To find out where the proceeds will land, and more information on the book and author, please visit www.aquestforredemption.com. Book Description: After running into trouble in college, to finding himself in a cold prison cell, Keir fell to life's lowest bottom. He faced a choice in that empty prison cell: he chose to never give up. From that lonely moment on, Keir embraced his harrowing imprisonment and seized this unique opportunity to recover, heal and grow. He began reading, teaching, public speaking, and with his typewriter, he began to write. Keir wrote as a way to work through his emotions, as a way to capture the experience and culture of prison, and in an attempt to fuel the glimmer of hope and inspiration that hides itself well in a world devoid of any light. This is a gripping collection of true stories from prison. These stories explore the human condition in its rawest state, document the grueling journey of one man's recovery as he embarks on an uncharted road toward redemption, and strive to create reflection and inspiration in those who read them.
Prison Quest
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Author : Saffron Bryant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-04-20
Prison Quest written by Saffron Bryant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-20 with categories.
A fast-paced Sci-Fi GameLit / LitRPG adventure. Gamers, Sci-Fi fans, Fantasy fanatics, and Firefly followers - this is for you. Cody works the personal security detail at the mighty Vortax Corporation, but when the man she's paid to protect is found dead, her life is ripped apart. Framed for murder, she's incarcerated in a virtual world where she must fight to survive. But perhaps she might stand a chance of escape, if only she can complete the Prison Quest. LitRPG and GameLit fans - here's a taste of the elements you can expect: levels, quests, alliances, weapons, attributes, special skills, XP and HP, stats, monsters, puzzles, NPCs, bosses.The game world has a post-apocalyptic sci-fi feel with plasma pistols, sniper rifles, a dangerous desert, and a deadly android, but there are elements of the Wild West (a Marshal, a jail, a saloon, a barfight, bandits) and fantasy (crystals, caves, tunnels, dungeons, poisoned blades, health potions).Creatures include a huge mutant, swamp monsters, razor hogs, grit worms, venomous cavelings, and bit roaches (nasty little suckers). Most importantly, there's a varied cast of believable characters. The main character is a feisty female, but the book features a team of characters working together, so if you like the team dynamics of Firefly, you'll enjoy this story. We've got a tough guy with a belt full of weapons and a neat line in dark humor, a mysterious 'slurker' with super-human stealth, an android with a very human soul, and a strong female leader with a fiery temper. Add in a supporting cast of lowlifes and troublemakers, as well as a gunslinger with an agenda of his own, and you're in for a treat, For non-gamers - don't worry! We've got you covered. This book uses the conventions of role playing games, but non-gamers will be able to follow it with no trouble. If you like sci-fi action and fast-paced stories, you'll find plenty to keep you turning the pages, and you'll get a kick out of the engaging characters and intriguing plot twists.
The Politics Of The Prison And The Prisoner
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Author : Susan Easton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-06-13
The Politics Of The Prison And The Prisoner written by Susan Easton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-13 with categories.
In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the role of the prison as a source of political ideas and site of political engagement, as well as in the prisoner’s quest for citizenship. The rising number of prisoners has increased fiscal burdens, which has meant that imprisonment has become a more important political issue. There is also greater interest in the prison as a site of political activism and in the generation of radical political ideas within the prison context and the formation of political networks within prison which extend beyond the prison walls. This book considers the prison as a site of political protest, discusses the quest for citizenship and the denial or negation of citizenship in prison, examines the discovery of politics in prison and the role of the prison in increasing political awareness, explores the treatment of political prisoners and reflects on the prisoner as a political problem for politicians negotiating pressures from the media and the public when addressing prisoners’ demands. Drawing on a range of contemporary and historical topics such as prison riots, radicalisation and the denial of voting rights, and including discussion of cases from the UK, US and Russia, this book examines the prison as a political institution and as a site of both politicisation and political protest. This book will be of interest to students and academics engaged with prisons, penology, punishment and corrections.
Escape From Manus Prison
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Author : Jaivet Ealom
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2022-08-02
Escape From Manus Prison written by Jaivet Ealom and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The awe-inspiring story of the only person to successfully escape Australia's notorious offshore detention centre--and his long search for freedom. In 2013 Jaivet Ealom fled Myanmar's brutal regime, where Rohingya like him were being persecuted and killed, and boarded a boat of asylum seekers bound for Australia. Instead of finding refuge, he was transported to Australia's infamous Manus Regional Processing Centre. Blistering hot days spent in shipping containers on the island melted into weeks, then years . . . until, finally, facing either jail in Papua New Guinea or being returned to almost certain death in Myanmar, he took matters into his own hands. Drawing inspiration from the hit show Prison Break, Jaivet meticulously planned his escape. He made it out alive but was stateless, with no ID or passport. While the nightmare of Manus was behind him, his true escape to freedom had only just begun. How Jaivet made it to sanctuary in Canada in a six-month-long odyssey by foot, boat, car, and plane, with nothing but his instinct for survival, is miraculous. His story will astonish, anger and inspire you. It will make you reassess what it means to give refuge and redefine what can be achieved by one man determined to beat the odds.
The Fall Of The Prison
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Author : Lee Griffith
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 1993
The Fall Of The Prison written by Lee Griffith and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Law categories.
Examining prisons from the perspectives of sociology, theology, history, and biblical exegesis, Griffith argues that the church has taken a woefully wrong turn by aligning itself with the traditional justice system. He shows how prisons are clearly ineffective at deterring crime and rehabilitating offenders and maintains that Christians should be even more concerned with how the prison fails in principle than how it fails in practice.
This Life
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Author : Quntos KunQuest
language : en
Publisher: Agate Publishing
Release Date : 2021-06-08
This Life written by Quntos KunQuest and has been published by Agate Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-08 with Fiction categories.
This Life is the debut novel by Quntos KunQuest, a longtime inmate at Angola, the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary. This marks the appearance of a bold, distinctive new voice, one deeply inflected by hiphop, that delves into the meaning of a life spent behind bars, the human bonds formed therein, and the poetry that even those in the most dire places can create. Lil Chris is just nineteen when he arrives at Angola as an AU—an admitting unit, a fresh fish, a new vict. He’s got a life sentence with no chance of parole, but he’s also got a clear mind and sharp awareness—one that picks up quickly on the details of the system, his fellow inmates, and what he can do to claim a place at the top. When he meets Rise, a mature inmate who's already spent years in the system, and whose composure and raised consciousness command the respect of the other prisoners, Lil Chris learns to find his way in a system bent on repressing every means he has to express himself. Lil Chris and Rise channel their questions, frustrations, and pain into rap, and This Life flows with the same cadence that powers their charged verses. It pulses with the heat of impassioned inmates, the oppressive daily routines of the prison yard, and the rap contests that bring the men of the prison together. This Life is told in a voice that only a man who’s lived it could have—a clipped, urgent, evocative voice that surges with anger, honesty, playfulness, and a deep sense of ugly history. Angola started out as a plantation—and as This Life makes clear, black inmates are still in a kind of enslavement there. This Life is an important debut that commands our attention with the vigor, dynamism, and raw, consciousness-expanding energy of this essential new voice.
The Prison Guard S Daughter
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Author : Deanne Quinn Miller
language : en
Publisher: Diversion Books
Release Date : 2021-09-07
The Prison Guard S Daughter written by Deanne Quinn Miller and has been published by Diversion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-07 with History categories.
In this moving memoir, a woman recounts her search for truth and justice regarding her father’s murder during America’s deadliest prison riot. Deanne Quinn Miller was five years old when her father—William “Billy” Quinn—was murdered in the first minutes of the Attica Prison Riot, the only corrections officer to die at the hands of inmates. But how did he die? Who were the killers? Those questions haunted Dee and wreaked havoc on her psyche for thirty years. Finally, when she joined the Forgotten Victims of Attica, she began to find answers. This began the process of bringing closure not only for herself but for the other victims’ families, the former prisoners she met, and all of those who perished on September 13, 1971—the day of the “retaking,” when New York State troopers and corrections officers at the Attica Correctional facility slaughtered twenty-nine rioting prisoners and ten hostages in a hail of gunfire. In The Prison Guard’s Daughter, Dee brings readers in on her lifelong mission for the truth and justice for the Attica survivors and the families of the men who lost their lives. But the real win was the journey that crossed racial and criminal-justice divides: befriending infamous Attica prisoner Frank “Big Black” Smith, meeting Richard Clark and other inmates who tried to carry her father to safety after his beating, and learning what life was like for all the people—prisoners and prison employees alike—inside Attica. As Miller lays bare the truth about her father’s death, the world inside Attica, and the state’s reckless raid and coverup, she conveys a narrative of compassionate humanity and a call for prison reform. Praise for The Prison Guard’s Daughter “A remarkable tale of healing and reconciliation, born from the tragedy of the nation’s deadliest prison uprising . . . . The Prison Guard’s Daughter reminds us that we can reach across divides—racial, social, economic—and learn lessons about others that inevitably teach us about ourselves. In a world in which the chasms among people seem to swell wider every day, this book tells us that our true angels can prevail, as long as we are ready to engage them.” —Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate “In the wake of the unimaginable trauma caused by the State of New York, there were the courageous few who had to endure even more pain to make sure that there was some reckoning with this horrific event, and some measure of justice for its victims. This is the extraordinarily beautiful story of one of the most courageous of those few, Dee Quinn Miller, who, quite literally, changed history.” —Heather Ann Thompson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy “A personal, affecting, and eye-opening account of a pivotal tragedy on the seemingly endless road to prison reform.” —Booklist