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Question: Does anyone know about any good books about prison!?
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"The Executioner's Song" by Norman Mailer
http://www!.amazon!.com/Executioners-Song-!.!.!.
"It is the true story of Gary Gilmore, who in 1977 became the first person executed in the United States since the reinstitution of the death penalty!. Gilmore, a violent yet articulate man who chose not to fight his death-penalty sentence, touched off a national debate about capital punishment!. He allowed Norman Mailer and researcher Lawrence Schiller complete access to his story!. Mailer took the material and produced an immense book with a dry, unwavering voice and meticulous attention to detail on Gilmore's life--particularly his relationship with Nicole Baker, whom Gilmore claims to have killed!. What unfolds is a powerful drama, a distorted love affair, and a chilling look into the mind of a murderer in his countdown with a firing squad!."Www@QuestionHome@Com

"Change of Heart" by Judi Picoult
It's about a man, Shay, in prison and on death row!. Told in the perspective of the man in the cell next to Shay, the victim's mother, the lawyer, and a man on jury at the trial who later becomes Shay's spiritual advisor!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

O man! You MUST read Papillon by Henri Charrière!.!. it's a true story about his troubles in the prison system in France and many failed attempts to escape!. Its a big book about 600 pages, but it was sooo interesting, you'll get through it fast!!
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"Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption," which is the first story in the book "Different Seasons" by Stephen King!. This story was made into a movie starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Besides The Shawshank Redemption, Stephen King also wrote The Green Mile, which is gripping--but there's one chapter you might want to skip!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I agree with Sarge 927 Shawshank Redemtion by Stephen King is a great read! If in the novel Different Seasons!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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