Supermax Prison: Controling The Most Dangerous Criminals

By Larry Franklin, J.D Rakesh M.D Chandra, Rakesh Chandra MD, JD

The penetrating look at the violence that swept prisons in the 1980 s and 1990 s and the organizational structure mirroring the Mafia that erupted in them. The inmates had to make a choice between joining a gang that offered protection, friendships, financial rewards, access to drugs and other contraband or serving as a lone inmate in a dangerous, even lethal world. The worst in this violent world were sent to a supermax prison. Tamms in Illinois was one of those supermax prisons. This is the story of Tamms.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933909838
• ISBN13: 9781933909837
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: History Publishing Co LLC
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"