{"product_id":"inside-knowledge-doran-larson-9781479818051","title":"Inside Knowledge: Incarcerated People on the Failures of the American Prison","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e2025 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful critique of mass incarceration by the people who have experienced it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInside Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to examine the American prison system through the eyes of those who are trapped within it. Drawing from the writings collected in the American Prison Writing Archive, Doran Larson deftly illustrates how mass incarceration does less to contain any harm perpetrated by convicted people than to spread and perpetuate harm among their families and communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInside Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e makes a powerful argument that America's prisons not only degrade and debilitate their wards but also defeat the prison's cardinal missions of rehabilitation, containment, deterrence, and even meaningful retribution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf prisons are places where convicted people are sent to learn a lesson, then imprisoned people are the ones who know just what American prisons actually teach. At once profound and devastating, \u003ci\u003eInside Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for those interested in addressing mass incarceration in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doran Larson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479818054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479818051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Doran Larson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47760763912447,"sku":"9781479818051","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa1bc635-51be-4df1-9aec-488ccf568f61.jpg?v=1765514187","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inside-knowledge-doran-larson-9781479818051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}