America's two million incarcerated men, women, and youth live in a hidden, isolated world filled with depression, anxiety, hostility, and violence. But the nati

This book explores the development of the global phenomenon of Prison Shakespeare, from its emergence in the 1980s to the present day. It provides a succinct hi

Over the years, American colleges and universities have made various efforts to provide prisoners with access to education. However, few of these outreach progr

Over the last decade a number of prison theatre programs have developed to rehabilitate inmates by having them perform Shakespearean adaptations. This book focu

A young girl and her grandmother visit the girl's father in prison.