Imprisoned Minds
Lost Boys, Trapped Men, and Solutions from Within the Prison
ERIK S. MALONEY is a co-founding member of the Arizona Transformation Project. He works everyday to change the world and leave it better than he found it. His focus is on redeeming his past through mentoring and positively influencing others. He currently develops and teaches classes to inspire and empower other prisoners.
KEVIN A. WRIGHT is an associate professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and director of the Center for Correctional Solutions at Arizona State University. He earned his Ph.D. in criminal justice from Washington State University in 2010. His work focuses on enhancing the lives of people in the correctional system.
SHADD MARUNA is a professor in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen's University Belfast. His book Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives was named the "Outstanding Contribution to Criminology" by the American Society of Criminology (ASC) in 2001.
Foreword by Shadd Maruna
Prologue
Introduction: The Imprisoned Mind
Part 1 Development
1 Kidd
I was never allowed to have closure, and because of that, it still doesn’t feel real to me.
2 Sergeant
This kind of robbed us kids of our childhood.
Part II Progression
3 Oso
But she wasn’t accepting that, so I left.
4 Dee
His beatings did ignite in me one trait of his that I did possess…spitefulness.
Part III Permanence
5 Oakland
So that meant I had to sell dope in order to make the kind of money I felt like I needed.
6 Unique
I was institutionalized. I was a mess.
Part IV Outside + Inside Solutions
About-Faces by Kevin A. Wright
Conclusion: Liberation
Epilogue: Impermanence
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index