Prison writing of Latin America

What happens inside Latin American prisons? How does the social organisation of prisoners relate to the political structures beyond the walls?

Is it possible to resist corrupt penal regimes? In this book, Joey Whitfield turns to those best placed to answer these questions: people who have been imprisoned themselves.

Drawing on a century of material produced by Latin American prisoners from Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, Whitfield weaves readings of novels, memoirs, and testimonial texts with social and political analysis.