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The Green Mile by Stephen KingDifferent Seasons by Stephen KingPapillon by Henri CharrièreThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Prison Books
528 books — 247 voters
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynEscape from Camp 14 by Blaine HardenCancer Ward by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Aquariums of Pyongyang by Kang Chol-Hwan
The Gulag Medley
220 books — 52 voters

Corrections in Ink by Keri BlakingerOrange Is the New Black by Piper KermanLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyPrisoner of Tehran by Marina Nemat
Women's prison memoirs
68 books — 50 voters
White Oleander by Janet FitchTable 21 by T. Rafael CiminoHarry Sue by Sue StauffacherAmber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart by Vera B. WilliamsDiary of a Freedom Writer by Darrius Garrett
Incarcerated Parents
84 books — 31 voters

The Midnight Library by Matt HaigWhat My Bones Know by Stephanie FooSeparate Things by Ashley Marie BerryMilk and honey by Rupi KaurFuriously Happy by Jenny Lawson
Mental Health is Health!
131 books — 25 voters
Locked Up by Cristy WatsonJailbait by Chris AlbanoThe End of the Line by Angela CerritoUnWholly by Neal ShustermanRash by Pete Hautman
Juvenile Corrections
88 books — 19 voters

My Mystical Path by Donna Shin-WardDelly Duck by Holly MarlowThe Scar by Charlotte MoundlicA Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret M. HolmesPearl's Marigolds For Grandpa by Jane Breskin Zalben
Bibliotherapy for Child Trauma
171 books — 19 voters
30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneySpare Parts by Paul CraddockFor the Good of Mankind? by Vicki Oransky WittensteinAll the Living and the Dead by Hayley CampbellKind and Usual Punishment by Jessica Mitford
Prison Medicine, Healthcare, and Surgery
28 books — 18 voters

Abolition For The People by Colin KaepernickAbolition for the People by Colin KaepernickFreeman's Challenge by Robin BernsteinThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderCriminal Justice Through the Looking Glass by Daniel Teitelbaum
Incarceration in the American 'Justice' System
92 books — 13 voters
The John Doe by Veronice CeccarelliJaden Baker by Courtney KirchoffPathfinder by J.A. JakenThe Twelve-Fingered Boy by John Hornor JacobsThe Star Rover by Jack London
Male Prisoner with Special Abilities
8 books — 6 voters

Bitch Planet, Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnickBitch Planet, Vol. 2 by Kelly Sue DeConnickSaga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanSuperman by Robert BernsteinThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Future Prisons
36 books — 3 voters
Colours of the Cage by Arun FerreiraFrom Bihar to Tihar by Kanhaiya KumarCaptive Imagination by Varavara RaoEveryday Life in a Prison by Mahuya BandyopadhyayFrom Phansi Yard by Sudha Bharadwaj
Voices from Prison – South Asia
68 books — 2 voters

The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell by Joe LoyaOrange Is the New Black by Piper KermanMy Bloody Life by Reymundo SánchezIt Calls You Back by Luis J. RodríguezMexicans on Death Row by Ricardo Ampudia
Mexican-American Prison Memoir
30 books — 2 voters
Visiting Day by Jacqueline WoodsonSomething Happened to My Dad by Ann HazzardThe Night Dad Went to Jail by Melissa HigginsWhat Do I Say About That? by Julia CookFar Apart, Close in Heart by Becky Birtha
Family Books of Children with Relatives in Prison
51 books — 2 voters

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