Prison Primers
Learn about prison culture from those who have been there.
Reads
- Born Again (1976), Chuck Colson
How former Watergate crook found Christ and founded Prison Fellowship.
- From Addict to Disciple (2005), David Hain
A short book about shaking addiction God’s way.
- Inside the Miami Drug Cartel (1996), Manuel Baerga
Manuel’s compelling autobiography of his transformation from drug lord to leader in the Kingdom of God.
- Lessons from San Quentin (2009), Bill Dallas
Bill Dallas burst into the San Francisco real estate business in the mid-eighties, ready to rack up fame and fortune for himself. But when the real estate market crashed in the early nineties, so did Dallas’s wealth, reputation, and freedom.
- Man’s Search for Meaning (1959), Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl’s Nazi imprisonment taught him there is one thing that cannot be taken away from a man: his freedom to choose his attitude.
- Once Life Matters (2006), Marty Angelo
A seventies’ music entrepreneur recounts his journey through the disco drug scene, two suicide attempts, prison, and the discovery of a lifetime.
- Picking Cotton (2009), Jennifer Thompson-Cannino & Ronald Cotton{quickaction box}A rape victim confidently picks her attacker out of a line-up, and an innocent man finds himself doomed to prison. Years later, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton come together to tell what they call “our memoir of injustice and redemption.”
- Rogue Angel (2005), Jody Werhanowicz
The spiritual journey of Mary Kay Beard, one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted and the founder of Angel Tree®.
- Son of Hope (2006), David Berkowitz
From serial killer and Satan worshipper to Christ follower and model prisoner, David Berkowitz (the former “Son of Sam”) now calls himself “Son of Hope.”
- Serving Productive Time (2009), Tom and Laura Lagana
A collection of short stories, poems, and cartoons from prisoners, ex-prisoners, volunteers, and corrections officials on how to serve others while serving time.
Views
- After Innocence (2005)
Documentary pulls back the curtain on life after exoneration.
- As We Forgive (2009)
How former killers and survivors are becoming friends and living side by side in post-genocide Rwanda. Order a copy for $14.99 at www.asweforgivemovie.com.
- D.O.P.E. (Death or Prison Eventually) (2008)
Drug addiction brought the careers of 1970s skateboarders Bruce Logan, Christian Hosoi, and Jay Adams to a slamming halt, until the ex-super stars found something much more important to live for.
- The Heart of Texas (2009)
One Texas man’s fierce mercy toward the person he had the most reason to hate.
