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A graphic novel adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' "The Man in the Iron Mask" in which the four Musketeers plot to replace King Louis XIV of France with the mysterious, masked prisoner in the Bastille believed to be Louis' falsely imprisoned twin brother and the true king.

To free herself from an upcoming arranged marriage, Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, a futuristic prison with a mind of its own, decides to help a young prisoner escape.

Surveys various prisons throughout time, including the Tower of London, the Bastille, and Alcatraz.

A young girl and her grandmother visit the girl's father in prison.

A collection of essays which present the conflicting views of harsh versus humane treatment of prisoners.

Those who walk the green mile do not return. That's because at the end of the walk is the Cold Mountain Penitentiary's electric chair.

Contains sixteen essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to prisons, including if prisons help society, the treatment of inmates, and the role of prisons in the War on Terror; and provides quick facts, a glossary, contact information for organizations, and a bibliography.

Having learned how to box while in prison, fifteen-year-old Johnny sets out to discover if he can make a decent living as a fighter in late nineteenth-century New York City.

The U.S. prison system is the largest and most innovative in the world.

Contains all six installments of the serialized horror novel about death row prisoner John Coffey and his fellow inmates and guards in the Green Mile wing of Cold Mountain Penitentiary.

Examines the state and federal prison systems, what prison life is like in various types of institutions, prison violence, women in prison, and alternatives to prison.

A look at the world of the criminal, from ancient civilizations right up to modern times, focusing on the nature of prisons and prisoners.

Presents the history of the American prison system from solitary confinement and the electric chair to group counseling and parole.

Young Martin Stokes has been locked up in Rikers Island for five interminable months for an unintentional crime.

The author, imprisoned on Death Row since 1981, describes life in prison, warning young readers not to make the mistakes he made.