Appealing to Justice: Prisoner Grievances, Rights, and Carceral Logic

by Valerie Jenness and Kitty Calavita

Book Overview

Having gained unique access to California prisoners and corrections officials and to thousands of prisoners' written grievances and institutional responses, Kitty Calavita and Valerie Jenness take us inside one of the most significant, yet largely invisible, institutions in the United States. Drawing on sometimes startlingly candid interviews with prisoners and prison staff, as well as on official records, the authors walk us through the byzantine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520284186
• ISBN13: 9780520284180
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"