Men Behind Bars: The Story of a Rock 'n' Roll Band

by Wayne S. Wooden and Jay Parker

Book Overview

Investigates the sexual behavior and relationships of prison inmates and examines the attitudes of officials and guards toward sex in prison

"By far the best book on the subject. Painfully accurate. This book far surpasses other studies of male sex in prison."--Laud Humphreys, PhD, Pitzer College, author of Tearoom Trade

"It expands the existing literature into a realm not previously addressed. . . . No one book will answer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306802309
• ISBN13: 9780306802300
• Release Date: August 1984
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A Most Disturbing Book

'Men Behind Bars' is not a novel, it is not flashy.What the book does do is relay prisoners' actual tales of sexual assault in prison to the reader as part of an attempt to record and study the level of sexual abuse behind bars. The authors wisely stay out of the way and let the prisoners' words convey the terror and hopelessness of their situations.This is not a pleasant book to read, but you'll never forget what those interviewed in it have to say.