Winner of a Koestler Trust Silver Award and the only book of its kind by a serving lifer. Contains a Foreword by Tim Newell, former Prison Governor lifesentence expert. A snapshot of the most severe sentence available in the UK which treats key topics in 40 easy to read sections. Alan Bakers personal selection and treatment of topics of concern to lifesentenced prisoners looks at subjects across the lifesentence regime. Ranging from the realisation which kicks in after being sentenced in the dockshock, numbness, hopelessnessto the intrinsic nature of longterm imprisonment, it is an explanatory handbook and survivors guide. Life Imprisonment looks at aspects of longterm imprisonment from inside the head of a lifer daily preoccupations, the uncertainty about when he or she will be released, the long years ahead, time for reflection, work towards release, setbacks and coping mechanisms and staying out of trouble. It tells about how a life sentence leads to risk assessments, courses, reports, psychological tests and possibly a period in a therapeutic community and/or a resettlement prison. To this firsthand knowledge, Alan Baker adds his thoughts on the state of the prisons, having experienced firsthand the impact that the justice system has on have on someone serving a sentence with no fixed end date. The result is a book packed with useful information as well as an insiders perspective on the major concerns of lifesentenced prisoners, whether about their sentence, future,...

Binding: Paperback;138 pages; Publisher: Waterside Press; Classification: JKVP; Weight: 292 g; Dimensions: 207 x 137 x 8

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