{"product_id":"inside-life-behind-bars-in-america-9780312343507","title":"Inside: Life Behind Bars in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore \u003ci\u003eOrange is the New Black\u003c\/i\u003e, there was \u003ci\u003eInside.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican jails and prisons confine nearly 13.5 million people each year. Despite these disturbing numbers, little is known about life inside beyond the mythology of popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael G. Santos, a federal prisoner nearing the end of his second decade of continuous confinement, documents the lives of the men warehoused in the American prison system. \u003ci\u003eInside: Life Behind Bars in America\u003c\/i\u003e, his first book for the general public, takes us behind those bars and into the chaos of the cellblock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCapturing the voices of his fellow prisoners with perfect pitch, Santos makes the tragic--and at times inspiring--stories of men from the toughest gang leaders to the richest Wall Street criminals come alive. From drug schemes, murders for hire, and even a prostitution ring that trades on the flesh of female prison guards, this book contains the never-before-seen details of prison life that at last illuminate the varied ways in which men experience life behind bars in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312343507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Michael G. Santos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635841036444,"sku":"9780312343507","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bdd68475-935e-4c28-bb69-882cb93a2b93.jpg?v=1603840676","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/inside-life-behind-bars-in-america-9780312343507","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}