The Life Sentences of Rik McWhinney

by Rik McWhinney

Through poetry, letters, essays, and interviews, The Life Sentences of Rik McWhinney relates the harrowing experiences of a man who spent nearly thirty-five years in the Canadian prison system. Rik McWhinney spent thirty-four years and four months in Canada's federal penitentiaries--sixteen of those in solitary confinement. His incarceration began in the 1970s, as a system-wide war was raging over the implementation of penal reforms. Though he was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889778973
• ISBN13: 9780889778979
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: University of Regina Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.7" x 7.4"