Author:
Liem, Marieke, author.
Imprint:New York : New York University Press, [2016]
Descriptionxii, 267 pages ; 24 cm
Note:"Study of over sixty homicide offenders who served long sentences before being released"--Foreword.
Note:Introduction -- Understanding desistance -- The context -- Lives spiraling out of control -- A life sentence -- A productive, law-abiding citizen -- Life after life imprisonment -- Residual effects of imprisonment -- Going back -- Staying out -- Reconsidering lifer reentry -- Notes.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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