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Orange Is the New Black
by Piper Kerman • 2010
A decade-old drug crime. A year in federal prison. The hidden world of women doing time.
3.72
207k+
Orange Is the New Black Summary
Orange Is the New Black 91%
A decade-old drug crime. A year in federal prison. The hidden world of women doing time.
by Piper Kerman 2010
3.72
207k+ ratings
Entry Lessons
by Jorja Leap • 2022
For women, prison punishes trauma survival. The women who lived it are building something better.
4.33
49
Entry Lessons Summary
Entry Lessons 89%
For women, prison punishes trauma survival. The women who lived it are building something better.
by Jorja Leap 2022
4.33
49 ratings
The Mars Room
by Rachel Kushner • 2018
She killed her stalker. Now a women's prison will take everything else.
3.43
49k+
The Mars Room Summary
The Mars Room 89%
She killed her stalker. Now a women's prison will take everything else.
by Rachel Kushner 2018
3.43
49k+ ratings
Hide and Seek
by M.J. Arlidge • 2016
Wrongfully imprisoned, a detective races to unmask the serial killer stalking her fellow inmates.
4.27
16k+
Hide and Seek Summary
Hide and Seek 89%
Wrongfully imprisoned, a detective races to unmask the serial killer stalking her fellow inmates.
by M.J. Arlidge 2016
4.27
16k+ ratings
Are Prisons Obsolete?
by Angela Y. Davis • 2003
Prisons are modern slavery, built for profit rather than safety. Reform only makes them stronger.
4.51
31k+
Are Prisons Obsolete? Summary
Are Prisons Obsolete? 88%
Prisons are modern slavery, built for profit rather than safety. Reform only makes them stronger.
by Angela Y. Davis 2003
4.51
31k+ ratings
Against Our Will
by Susan Brownmiller • 1975
Rape as terror, not desire: the 1975 argument that made sexual violence a political question.
4.05
4k+
Against Our Will Summary
Against Our Will 88%
Rape as terror, not desire: the 1975 argument that made sexual violence a political question.
by Susan Brownmiller 1975
4.05
4k+ ratings
Manifesting Justice
by Valena E. Beety • 2022
Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.
4.33
126
Manifesting Justice Summary
Manifesting Justice 87%
Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.
by Valena E. Beety 2022
4.33
126 ratings
Education of a Felon
by Edward Bunker • 1999
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
4.14
2k+
Education of a Felon Summary
Education of a Felon 87%
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
by Edward Bunker 1999
4.14
2k+ ratings
Todo vuelve (Todo arde, #2)
by Juan Gómez-Jurado • 2023
Framed by her boss, a mother must survive a brutal Spanish prison to reach her daughters.
4.09
9k+
Todo vuelve (Todo arde, #2) Summary
Todo vuelve (Todo arde, #2) 87%
Framed by her boss, a mother must survive a brutal Spanish prison to reach her daughters.
by Juan Gómez-Jurado 2023
4.09
9k+ ratings
A House Without Windows
by Nadia Hashimi • 2016
Her husband is dead, blood covers her hands, but this Afghan mother stays silent.
4.00
16k+
A House Without Windows Summary
A House Without Windows 87%
Her husband is dead, blood covers her hands, but this Afghan mother stays silent.
by Nadia Hashimi 2016
4.00
16k+ ratings
The Many Lives of Mama Love
by Lara Love Hardin • 2023
Handcuffed in her cul-de-sac, a mother of four discovers family among the women of county jail.
4.43
133k+
The Many Lives of Mama Love Summary
The Many Lives of Mama Love 87%
Handcuffed in her cul-de-sac, a mother of four discovers family among the women of county jail.
by Lara Love Hardin 2023
4.43
133k+ ratings
Eve Was Framed
by Helena Kennedy • 1992
British justice is blind, but not to a woman's marital status, sexual history, or race.
4.31
903
Eve Was Framed Summary
Eve Was Framed 87%
British justice is blind, but not to a woman's marital status, sexual history, or race.
by Helena Kennedy 1992
4.31
903 ratings
The Natural Way of Things
by Charlotte Wood • 2015
Drugged, shaved, and dumped in the outback: ten women discover the real punishment for public shame.
3.49
16k+
The Natural Way of Things Summary
The Natural Way of Things 87%
Drugged, shaved, and dumped in the outback: ten women discover the real punishment for public shame.
by Charlotte Wood 2015
3.49
16k+ ratings
A Certain Hunger
by Chelsea G. Summers • 2019
A food critic with a secret menu of lovers; her next course could be her last.
3.70
69k+
A Certain Hunger Summary
A Certain Hunger 87%
A food critic with a secret menu of lovers; her next course could be her last.
by Chelsea G. Summers 2019
3.70
69k+ ratings
The Jailhouse Lawyer
by Calvin Duncan • 2025
He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.
4.49
1k+
The Jailhouse Lawyer Summary
The Jailhouse Lawyer 86%
He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.
by Calvin Duncan 2025
4.49
1k+ ratings
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan • 2022
Frida Liu's custody depends on convincing a doll and the cameras that she's a fit mother.
3.53
128k+
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers 86%
Frida Liu's custody depends on convincing a doll and the cameras that she's a fit mother.
by Jessamine Chan 2022
3.53
128k+ ratings
If Tomorrow Comes
by Sidney Sheldon • 1985
Her mother dead, her freedom stolen, Tracy Whitney emerges from prison as an unstoppable con artist.
4.08
71k+
If Tomorrow Comes Summary
If Tomorrow Comes 86%
Her mother dead, her freedom stolen, Tracy Whitney emerges from prison as an unstoppable con artist.
by Sidney Sheldon 1985
4.08
71k+ ratings
Grim Begins
by Wiktor Miesok • 2025
Cast out by his Stasi father, a border guard discovers that honor survives only among thieves.
4.59
313
Grim Begins Summary
Grim Begins 86%
Cast out by his Stasi father, a border guard discovers that honor survives only among thieves.
by Wiktor Miesok 2025
4.59
313 ratings
Unusually Cruel
by Marc Morjé Howard • 2017
Ten times the prisoners of Europe, and not because of crime: four forces behind American punishment.
4.39
41
Unusually Cruel Summary
Unusually Cruel 86%
Ten times the prisoners of Europe, and not because of crime: four forces behind American punishment.
by Marc Morjé Howard 2017
4.39
41 ratings
The New Jim Crow
by Michelle Alexander • 2010
No racist laws required: a felony conviction now strips the rights Jim Crow took by name.
4.52
118k+
The New Jim Crow Summary
The New Jim Crow 86%
No racist laws required: a felony conviction now strips the rights Jim Crow took by name.
by Michelle Alexander 2010
4.52
118k+ ratings
The Shawshank Redemption
by Stephen King • 1994
A wrongly convicted banker enters Shawshank, where the warden plans to keep him forever.
4.48
6k+
The Shawshank Redemption Summary
The Shawshank Redemption 86%
A wrongly convicted banker enters Shawshank, where the warden plans to keep him forever.
by Stephen King 1994
4.48
6k+ ratings
American Prison
by Shane Bauer • 2018
Undercover as a guard, a reporter finds that profiting from captivity built the American prison.
4.23
13k+
American Prison Summary
American Prison 86%
Undercover as a guard, a reporter finds that profiting from captivity built the American prison.
by Shane Bauer 2018
4.23
13k+ ratings
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
by Angela Y. Davis • 2015
Ferguson and Palestine share a playbook of state violence. The resistance is building its own.
4.44
36k+
Freedom is a Constant Struggle Summary
Freedom is a Constant Struggle 86%
Ferguson and Palestine share a playbook of state violence. The resistance is building its own.
by Angela Y. Davis 2015
4.44
36k+ ratings
El Sexto
by José María Arguedas • 1961
Lima's brutal prison: a student discovers kingpins sell the weak and solidarity is the only armor.
3.92
380
El Sexto Summary
El Sexto 86%
Lima's brutal prison: a student discovers kingpins sell the weak and solidarity is the only armor.
by José María Arguedas 1961
3.92
380 ratings
Life and Death in Shanghai
by Nien Cheng • 1986
When Red Guards destroyed her Shanghai home, she used Mao's own words to survive prison.
4.33
14k+
Life and Death in Shanghai Summary
Life and Death in Shanghai 86%
When Red Guards destroyed her Shanghai home, she used Mao's own words to survive prison.
by Nien Cheng 1986
4.33
14k+ ratings
Papillon
by Henri Charrière • 1969
Framed for murder, he spent 14 years planning the one escape Devil's Island thought impossible.
4.23
76k+
Papillon Summary
Papillon 86%
Framed for murder, he spent 14 years planning the one escape Devil's Island thought impossible.
by Henri Charrière 1969
4.23
76k+ ratings
De Poupette à Kenza
by Kenza Benchrif • 2025
Snapchat fame made her rich. A single betrayal put her in a prison cell, inmate 88-406.
3.67
105
De Poupette à Kenza Summary
De Poupette à Kenza 86%
Snapchat fame made her rich. A single betrayal put her in a prison cell, inmate 88-406.
by Kenza Benchrif 2025
3.67
105 ratings
Insane
by Alisa Roth • 2018
Jails hold more people with mental illness than hospitals. Incarceration makes them sicker.
4.07
1k+
Insane Summary
Insane 86%
Jails hold more people with mental illness than hospitals. Incarceration makes them sicker.
by Alisa Roth 2018
4.07
1k+ ratings
Prisoner
by Jason Rezaian • 2019
544 days inside Iran's most feared prison. The crime: journalism. The lifeline: his wife.
3.88
2k+
Prisoner Summary
Prisoner 86%
544 days inside Iran's most feared prison. The crime: journalism. The lifeline: his wife.
by Jason Rezaian 2019
3.88
2k+ ratings
We Do This 'til We Free Us
by Mariame Kaba • 2021
The carceral system works as designed. It is not broken. Abolition is the alternative.
4.63
6k+
We Do This 'til We Free Us Summary
We Do This 'til We Free Us 86%
The carceral system works as designed. It is not broken. Abolition is the alternative.
by Mariame Kaba 2021
4.63
6k+ ratings
Women of a Promiscuous Nature
by Donna Everhart • 2026
1931 North Carolina: solitary cells, forced sterilization. Three women in a reform colony resist.
3.89
8k+
Women of a Promiscuous Nature Summary
Women of a Promiscuous Nature 86%
1931 North Carolina: solitary cells, forced sterilization. Three women in a reform colony resist.
by Donna Everhart 2026
3.89
8k+ ratings
The Last Thing to Burn
by Will Dean • 2021
A captive on a remote farm becomes a mother. Her child's survival demands the impossible.
3.96
30k+
The Last Thing to Burn Summary
The Last Thing to Burn 86%
A captive on a remote farm becomes a mother. Her child's survival demands the impossible.
by Will Dean 2021
3.96
30k+ ratings
Manifest Injustice
by Barry Siegel • 2013
The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.
4.10
178
Manifest Injustice Summary
Manifest Injustice 86%
The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.
by Barry Siegel 2013
4.10
178 ratings
The Loop
by Ben Oliver • 2020
In a jail that harvests fear, a teen relies on secret friendships until the rain stops.
3.9
9k+
The Loop Summary
The Loop 86%
In a jail that harvests fear, a teen relies on secret friendships until the rain stops.
by Ben Oliver 2020
3.9
9k+ ratings
Profit and Punishment
by Tony Messenger • 2021
When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.
4.26
658
Profit and Punishment Summary
Profit and Punishment 86%
When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.
by Tony Messenger 2021
4.26
658 ratings
The Acid Queen
by Susannah Cahalan • 2025
Two hundred acid trips, one prison escape, 24 years underground: the woman behind Timothy Leary.
3.78
1k+
The Acid Queen Summary
The Acid Queen 86%
Two hundred acid trips, one prison escape, 24 years underground: the woman behind Timothy Leary.
by Susannah Cahalan 2025
3.78
1k+ ratings
L'instinct de mort
by Jacques Mesrine • 1984
From mourning a dead songbird to mastering the prison break: the gangster France could never hold.
4.31
422
L'instinct de mort Summary
L'instinct de mort 86%
From mourning a dead songbird to mastering the prison break: the gangster France could never hold.
by Jacques Mesrine 1984
4.31
422 ratings
Last Chance Live!
by Helena Haywoode Henry • 2025
Eighteen and on death row, she joins a reality show where America votes on who dies.
3.77
548
Last Chance Live! Summary
Last Chance Live! 86%
Eighteen and on death row, she joins a reality show where America votes on who dies.
by Helena Haywoode Henry 2025
3.77
548 ratings
Last Chance in Texas
by John Hubner • 2005
At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.
4.29
828
Last Chance in Texas Summary
Last Chance in Texas 86%
At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.
by John Hubner 2005
4.29
828 ratings
High Achiever
by Tiffany Jenkins • 2017
Her boyfriend was the cop investigating her crime: the true story of addiction's double life.
4.20
47k+
High Achiever Summary
High Achiever 86%
Her boyfriend was the cop investigating her crime: the true story of addiction's double life.
by Tiffany Jenkins 2017
4.20
47k+ ratings
Acide sulfurique
by Amélie Nothomb • 2005
A student is dragged into a reality-TV death camp where the audience decides who is killed.
3.57
13k+
Acide sulfurique Summary
Acide sulfurique 86%
A student is dragged into a reality-TV death camp where the audience decides who is killed.
by Amélie Nothomb 2005
3.57
13k+ ratings
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.
by Viv Albertine • 2014
The Slits' guitarist became a suburban mother. Cancer forced her to ask what she'd abandoned.
4.27
14k+
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. Summary
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. 86%
The Slits' guitarist became a suburban mother. Cancer forced her to ask what she'd abandoned.
by Viv Albertine 2014
4.27
14k+ ratings
Fix the System, Not the Women
by Laura Bates • 2022
Every three days in the UK, a man kills a woman. That pattern isn't a coincidence.
4.49
6k+
Fix the System, Not the Women Summary
Fix the System, Not the Women 85%
Every three days in the UK, a man kills a woman. That pattern isn't a coincidence.
by Laura Bates 2022
4.49
6k+ ratings
The Inmate
by Freida McFadden • 2022
Her first love is in prison for murder. She just took a job as his nurse.
4.00
1.1M+
The Inmate Summary
The Inmate 85%
Her first love is in prison for murder. She just took a job as his nurse.
by Freida McFadden 2022
4.00
1.1M+ ratings
The Parrot's Perch
by Karen Keilt • 2019
Forty-five days in a Brazilian torture cell. Freedom was only the beginning of the fight.
4.23
334
The Parrot's Perch Summary
The Parrot's Perch 85%
Forty-five days in a Brazilian torture cell. Freedom was only the beginning of the fight.
by Karen Keilt 2019
4.23
334 ratings
The Gender War
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Imprisoned in a matriarchy, a rebel endures torture as her warden lover escapes to rescue her.
4.09
14k+
The Gender War Summary
The Gender War 85%
Imprisoned in a matriarchy, a rebel endures torture as her warden lover escapes to rescue her.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.09
14k+ ratings
Girls on Film
by Alicia Malone • 2022
Landing her dream job as a TCM host was only act one of her film education.
3.82
272
Girls on Film Summary
Girls on Film 85%
Landing her dream job as a TCM host was only act one of her film education.
by Alicia Malone 2022
3.82
272 ratings
Hide and Seek
by Fern Michaels • 2007
A corrupt FBI director obsessively hunts seven fugitive women sheltered on a Spanish mountain.
4.33
8k+
Hide and Seek Summary
Hide and Seek 85%
A corrupt FBI director obsessively hunts seven fugitive women sheltered on a Spanish mountain.
by Fern Michaels 2007
4.33
8k+ ratings
Song of the Nightingale
by Helen Berhane • 2009
Her captors beat her until the stick broke. She still refused to recant.
4.35
173
Song of the Nightingale Summary
Song of the Nightingale 85%
Her captors beat her until the stick broke. She still refused to recant.
by Helen Berhane 2009
4.35
173 ratings
Fragments
by Nyla K. • 2023
A shy hacker and a seductive arsonist bond inside a brutal prison where trust is lethal.
4.28
4k+
Fragments Summary
Fragments 85%
A shy hacker and a seductive arsonist bond inside a brutal prison where trust is lethal.
by Nyla K. 2023
4.28
4k+ ratings
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