Hunt, Marsha, ed. (1999) The junk yard: voices from an Irish prison. Edinburgh: Mainstream .
This collection of prisoners' writings dramatically illustrates the overlap between heroin use, crime, and courage in the face of overwhelming adversity. The stories in this book are painful reminders of how our society has failed to protect the vulnerable.
Item Type
Book
Date
1999
Call No
MO4.12.2.2, FR, VH4.2
Pages
176 p.
Publisher
Mainstream
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
ISBN
1-84018-217-2
Keywords
AOD misuse, heroin, addiction, AOD abuse, life circumstances, life event, AOD abuser, intravenous drug user, Prisoner, Ireland
EndNote
Accession Number
HRB 1728 (Available), HRB 1065 (Available)
Subjects
MM-MO Crime and law > Justice system > Correctional system and facility > Prison
T Demographic characteristics > Offender
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland > Dublin
T Demographic characteristics > Prison Inmate (prisoner)
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
T Demographic characteristics > Person who uses substances (user)
T Demographic characteristics > Offender
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland > Dublin
T Demographic characteristics > Prison Inmate (prisoner)
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
T Demographic characteristics > Person who uses substances (user)
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