Full Description
In Imprisoned Minds, Erik Maloney tells the stories of men in prison that few people ever hear. Six gripping, first-person narratives of incarcerated men form his imprisoned mind concept: the men's unimaginable childhood trauma and neglect set them on a pathway for prison or death. Maloney interviews his fellow prisoners with candor and savviness. He can do this because he is in prison alongside them-incarcerated for life at the age of twenty-one. Joined by a correctional scholar, Maloney presents a unique and informed perspective that blends lived experience with academic knowledge. A trauma-informed corrections can empower men to acknowledge and repair the harms of their past to regain control over their minds and their futures. Maloney has broken free from the mindset-and others can, too. Imprisoned Minds reminds us of the humanity of the nearly two million people behind bars in the United States and encourages solutions from within that can break the cycle of intergenerational incarceration.
Contents
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
