Prison Books

Showing 1-50 of 8,583
Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 160 times as prison)
avg rating 3.72 — 205,829 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
Straight Boy (Straight Guys, #0) Straight Boy (Straight Guys, #0)
by (shelved 107 times as prison)
avg rating 3.71 — 12,246 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as prison)
avg rating 4.52 — 116,855 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as prison)
avg rating 4.51 — 29,848 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
Hold (Hold, #1) Hold (Hold, #1)
by (shelved 101 times as prison)
avg rating 3.77 — 12,848 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
Freshman (Behind Bars, #1) Freshman (Behind Bars, #1)
by (shelved 98 times as prison)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,107 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
Distorted (Alabaster Penitentiary, #1) Distorted (Alabaster Penitentiary, #1)
by (shelved 87 times as prison)
avg rating 3.91 — 14,669 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
Protection Protection (ebook)
by (shelved 83 times as prison)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,357 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as prison)
avg rating 4.24 — 36,746 ratings — published 1975
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Green Mile The Green Mile (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as prison)
avg rating 4.49 — 360,696 ratings — published 1996
Rate this book
Clear rating
Hard Time Hard Time (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 68 times as prison)
avg rating 3.75 — 5,547 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as prison)
avg rating 3.98 — 124,628 ratings — published 1962
Rate this book
Clear rating
Papillon Papillon (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as prison)
avg rating 4.23 — 75,420 ratings — published 1969
Rate this book
Clear rating
American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as prison)
avg rating 4.23 — 12,753 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Mars Room The Mars Room (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as prison)
avg rating 3.44 — 47,807 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as prison)
avg rating 4.62 — 260,225 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
An American Marriage An American Marriage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as prison)
avg rating 3.93 — 384,572 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as prison)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,016,658 ratings — published 1844
Rate this book
Clear rating
Locked Up Liars (Saint View Prison, #1) Locked Up Liars (Saint View Prison, #1)
by (shelved 46 times as prison)
avg rating 4.15 — 17,257 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
Blindly Indicted (Blindly #1) Blindly Indicted (Blindly #1)
by (shelved 45 times as prison)
avg rating 4.09 — 5,422 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
Guardian (Prison Planet, #1) Guardian (Prison Planet, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as prison)
avg rating 3.73 — 2,368 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
Incarceron (Incarceron, #1) Incarceron (Incarceron, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as prison)
avg rating 3.65 — 62,388 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1) The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as prison)
avg rating 4.17 — 184,514 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
Toxic Toxic (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 42 times as prison)
avg rating 3.48 — 47,010 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Fence And Then The Trees The Fence And Then The Trees (ebook)
by (shelved 41 times as prison)
avg rating 4.11 — 924 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Alpha Inmate Alpha Inmate (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 40 times as prison)
avg rating 3.26 — 18,602 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rat (Behind Bars #3) Rat (Behind Bars #3)
by (shelved 40 times as prison)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,387 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Psychopath (Behind Bars #2) Psychopath (Behind Bars #2)
by (shelved 40 times as prison)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,675 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
Cold (Cold, #1) Cold (Cold, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as prison)
avg rating 3.94 — 826 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
Brainwashed (Alabaster Penitentiary, #3) Brainwashed (Alabaster Penitentiary, #3)
by (shelved 39 times as prison)
avg rating 4.23 — 6,705 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as prison)
avg rating 3.99 — 4,441 ratings — published 1999
Rate this book
Clear rating
Prisoner (Criminals & Captives, #1) Prisoner (Criminals & Captives, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as prison)
avg rating 3.91 — 13,350 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as prison)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,234 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
Caged Wolf (Darkmore Penitentiary, #1) Caged Wolf (Darkmore Penitentiary, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as prison)
avg rating 4.35 — 31,962 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as prison)
avg rating 4.65 — 80,146 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
UnPrison UnPrison (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 37 times as prison)
avg rating 3.81 — 946 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Chain-Gang All-Stars Chain-Gang All-Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as prison)
avg rating 4.11 — 90,076 ratings — published 2023
Rate this book
Clear rating
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as prison)
avg rating 4.39 — 993,762 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
Joyless (Alabaster Penitentiary #2) Joyless (Alabaster Penitentiary #2)
by (shelved 32 times as prison)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,574 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1) Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as prison)
avg rating 3.84 — 45,984 ratings — published 2004
Rate this book
Clear rating
Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as prison)
avg rating 3.51 — 4,321 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Inmate The Inmate (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as prison)
avg rating 4.00 — 999,869 ratings — published 2022
Rate this book
Clear rating
Prison Planet Barbarian (Risdaverse, #0.25) Prison Planet Barbarian (Risdaverse, #0.25)
by (shelved 31 times as prison)
avg rating 3.90 — 10,655 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as prison)
avg rating 4.45 — 4,913 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
Brute Brute (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as prison)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,818 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
Monster Monster (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as prison)
avg rating 3.73 — 74,920 ratings — published 1999
Rate this book
Clear rating
The House of the Dead The House of the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as prison)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,483 ratings — published 1861
Rate this book
Clear rating
Endangered Species (Time Served, #1) Endangered Species (Time Served, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as prison)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,788 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Nickel Boys The Nickel Boys (ebook)
by (shelved 28 times as prison)
avg rating 4.25 — 305,214 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
All Chained Up (Devil's Rock, #1) All Chained Up (Devil's Rock, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as prison)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,258 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating


“After a week he was moved to a different wing and into a shared six-by-eight with a grizzled old con called Alf. He had faded tattoos that stained most of the visible skin on his hands, arms and neck a dull blue, sharp eyes and a thick beard that made his mouth look like an axe wound on a bear.”
R.D. Ronald, The Zombie Room

Alexandre Dumas
“How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure.”
Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

More quotes...