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Power on the inside : a global history of prison gangs / by Roth, Mitchel P.,1953-author.(CARDINAL)845144;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-399) and index.Prologue -- Prison-gang subcultures -- The Camorra -- "Thieves with a code of honour": Lords of the Russian Gulag system -- South Africa's number gangs -- Oceania's prison gangs: Australia and New Zealand -- Asian prison gangs -- Prison gangs of Europe -- Prison gangs of North America -- Prison gangs of Latin America -- Epilogue."'Power on the inside' is the first book to examine the historical development of prison gangs worldwide, from those that emerged inside mid-nineteenth-century Neapolitan prisons to the new generation of younger inmates who are challenging the status quo within gang subcultures. Historian-criminologist Mitchel P. Roth examines prison gangs throughout the world, from the Americas, Oceania and South Africa to Southeast Asia, Europe and beyond. The book examines the many variables that influence the evolution of prison subcultures, from colonialism and population demographics to prison architecture and staff-prisoner relations. It will inform professionals in the field as well as general readers who want to know more about the realities of prison gangs today." -- From inside dust jacket.
Subjects: Prison gangs;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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A prophet [videorecording] = Un proph©·te / by Rahim, Tahar,1981-act.; Arestrup, Niels.act.; Bencherif, Adel.act.; Yacoubi, Hichem.act.; Kateb, Reda.act.; Bidegain, Thomas.aus.; Audiard, Jacques.ausdrt.; Chic Films.; Page 114 (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)282399; Why Not Productions.;
Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb.Malik el Djebena, who is condemned to six years in prison, cannot read or write, but soon figures out the politics of the prison. Though Malik is only 19-years-old, the leader of the Corsican gang who rules the prison corners him and gives him certain 'missions' to carry out. He quickly gains the confidence of the gang leader, as these assignments begin to toughen him up. But Malik soon develops some plans of his own.MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, sexual content, nudity, language, and drug material.Blu-ray, widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Prison films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Prisoners; Prison gangs;
© [2010], Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Inside [large print] : a novel / by Novak, Brenda.(CARDINAL)431390;
Subjects: Fiction.; Large print books.; Gangs; Prisons;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Blood in, blood out : the violent empire of the Aryan Brotherhood / by Brook, John Lee.(CARDINAL)598115;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264).
Subjects: Aryan Brotherhood.; Prison gangs; Drug traffic;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Prison secrets : the untold truths about one of America's most notorious murderers / by Weems, Eugene L.,1974-(CARDINAL)604227;
Subjects: Prisons.; Prison life.; Gangs; Murderers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Mexican Mafia / by Rafael, Tony.(CARDINAL)484892;
Subjects: Mexican Mafia (Gang); Gangs; Mexican American criminals; Organized crime investigation; Prison gangs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cool hand Luke [videorecording] / by Cannon, J. D.(John Donovan),1922-2005,actor.(CARDINAL)843746; Carroll, Gordon,1928-2005,producer.(CARDINAL)847888; Kennedy, George,1925-2016,actor.; Martin, Strother,1919-1980,actor.(CARDINAL)844117; Newman, Paul,1925-2008,actor.(CARDINAL)348822; Pierson, Frank R.,screenwriter. (CARDINAL)844307; Rosenberg, Stuart,1927-2007,director.(CARDINAL)847604; Van Fleet, Jo,1914-1996,actor.(CARDINAL)847605; Pearce, Donn.Cool Hand Luke,screenwriter.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)(CARDINAL)338270; Warner Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218485;
Director of photography, Conrad Hall ; film editor, Sam O'Steen ; music by Lalo Schifrin.Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Lou Antonio, Strother Martin, Jo Van Fleet.Lucas Jackson is a man who refuses to be nailed down, conform to rules and regulations, or fit into society, and now, he's on a chain gang. He's a likable enough guy, always smiling, always ready for a little fun. He eats 50 hard-boiled eggs on a bet and collects all the money in the camp. He's more or less like the people he hangs around with, except he won't be pushed. He knows his own mind. This makes him the only prisoner with guts enough to talk back to the bosses and the only one with nerve enough to escape. That Luke, he's a cool hand.MPAA rating: GP.Blu-ray ; Dolby Digital mono 1.0 ; 1080p, widescreen.Academy Award, 1968: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George Kennedy).
Subjects: Film adaptations.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Chain gangs; Prisons;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Shot caller [videorecording] / by Waugh, Ric Roman,1968-film director.screenwriter,film producer.(CARDINAL)846052; Litvak, Michel,film producer.; Walters, Gary Michael,film producer.; King, Jonathan(Film producer),film producer.; Coster-Waldau, Nikolaj,1970-actor.; Hardwick, Omari,1974-actor.; Bell, Lake,1979-actor.; Bernthal, Jon,actor.(CARDINAL)347747; Cohen, Emory,1990-actor.; Donovan, Jeffrey,actor.; Jones, Evan,1976-actor.; Bratt, Benjamin,1963-actor.(CARDINAL)786139; McCallany, Holt,actor.(CARDINAL)848859; Bold Films,production company.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)340129; Participant Media,production company.(CARDINAL)300208; Saban Films,presenter.(CARDINAL)354391;
Music, Antonio Pinto ; editor, Michelle Tesoro ; director of photography, Dana Gonzales.Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Omari Hardwick, Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal, Emory Cohen, Jeffrey Donovan, Evan Jones, Benjamin Bratt, Holt McCallany.After a DUI sent him down the rabbit hole of the American prison system, Jacob Harlon was transformed into Money, a stoic and ruthless prison gangster. Upon his release from prison, he learns that the grip of his new family, the prison gang, goes beyond bars. Chased by law enforcement and threatened by his incarcerated 'protectors', he must orchestrate one last dangerous crime.MPAA rating: R; for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some drug use and brief nudity.DVD ; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Fiction films.; Crime films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Aryan Brotherhood; Prisons; Prison gangs; Crime;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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Cy in chains / by Dudley, David L.(CARDINAL)362144;
In the post-Civil War South, a seventeen-year-old African American boy, accused of a crime, is living in a labor camp where brutality, near starvation, humiliation, and rape are commonplace.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Chain gangs; Prisoners; Race relations; African Americans;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Crash out : the true tale of a Hell's Kitchen kid and the bloodiest escape in Sing Sing history / by Goewey, David.(CARDINAL)471594;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-301).
Subjects: Biographies.; Riordan, Whitey, 1915-1942.; Sing Sing Prison.; Shopping Bag Gang.; Escapes.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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