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Book SynopsisWhat is it like for a convicted murderer who has spent decades behind bars to suddenly find himself released into a world he barely recognizes? What is it like to start over from nothing? This title offers a view into a rarely seen social setting and into hearts and minds of three individuals who struggle with some of life's harshest challenges.
Trade Review"A deeply compassionate book that poses urgent questions about the end product of imprisonment and the social thirst for vengeance." Kirkus Reviews "Notably free of policy jargon, Sabine's work is about real people and the stories they have to tell." -- Theodore Hamm Brooklyn Rail "It will set readers thinking and possibly wanting to do more research on the subject." -- Frances O. Sandiford Library Journal "This book is more than a tribute to the men interviewed: it asks us to test ourselves on our capacity for forgiveness and then to consider penal power's capacity to destroy the self." -- Laura Piacentini Times Higher Education "If you are looking for a soul touching, look no further and pick up this book. You won't be let down." San Francisco Book Review "Offers glimpses of a world unfamiliar to most of us and offers the opportunity to begin an honest dialogue about crime, rehabilitation, and reentry." -- Marshal Zeringue Page 99 Test "Clear, engaging prose throughout the book provides many thought-provoking insights into the nature of rehabilitation, forgiveness, and redemption by looking at real people who have faced the challenges of re-entry from prison to free society ... aims a fresh spotlight on the problems and challenges faced by the millions of people who have been released from America's prisons." -- Joel Freedman Finger Lakes Times "Heinlein puts a face to a population that evokes strong feelings while remaining largely unfamiliar. Among Murderers is an eye-opening look at life after prison and our society's thirst for vengeance." -- Amanda Green Rumpus
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Freedom Day 2. At the Garden 3. Street Code 4. Talking Murder 5. Poster Boys 6. Dinner with Bruce 7. Job Readiness 8. Prisoners Still 9. The Penis Dialogues 10. At the Barber 11. Causalities 12. The New Coat 13. A Haunted House 14. Waiting for Nothing 15. Growing Old 16. Silent Forgiveness 17. Lies and Good Luck 18. Sex, Love, and Race 19. From Attica to Broadway 20. The New Home 21. On Guard Epilogue Notes Bibliography
