Books

CPMC is committed to collecting and sharing the best resources available that can assist those involved in the various ministries serving people affected by incarceration. On this page, you will find relevant books.

We also encourage you to submit a resource that you find helpful and would like to share. Through the collaborative effort of sharing resources, we support and empower each other as well as those discerning a call to minister to persons affected by incarceration.

Recommended Books

Colorizing Restorative Justice
Voicing Our Realities

Edited by Edward C. Valandra, Waŋbli Wapȟáha Hokšíla
Foreword by Justice Robert G. Yazzie

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Becoming Ms. Burton From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women

Written by
Susan Burton
Cari Lynn

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Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration

Written by Reuben Jonathan Miller

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The Little Book of Racial Healing
Coming to the Table for Truth-Telling, Liberation, and Transformation

Written by Thomas Norman DeWolf, Jodie Gedde

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The Way of the Cross for Those in Recovery

Written by Fr. Robert Kraig

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When We Visit Jesus in Prison: A Guide for Catholic Ministry

Chaplain Dale Recinella

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Punishment Without Crime: How our massive misdemeanor system traps the innocent and makes America unequal

Alexandra Natapoff

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Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America

Peter Edelman

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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Michelle Alexander

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Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration

Rachel Elise Barkow

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Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

Fr. Gregory Boyle

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Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

Fr. Gregory Boyle

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Prison Nation: The Warehousing of America's Poor

Edited by Tara Herivel and Paul Wright

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Redeeming a Prison Society: A Liturgical and Sacramental Response to Mass Incarceration

Amy Levad

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Going Inside: Learning to Teach Centering Prayer to the Imprisoned

Ray Leonardini

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Finding God Within: Contemplative Prayer for Prisoners

Ray Leonardini

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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

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Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty that Sparked a National Debate

Sister Helen Prejean

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The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions

Sister Helen Prejean

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River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey

Sister Helen Prejean

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40 Weeks: Letters from Prison

William M. Watson, S.J.

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Keeping Hope: A Resource for Families and Friends of the Incarcerated

Karen Heuberger and Ron Zeilinger

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A Lesson Before Dying

Ernest J. Gaines

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Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform

John Pfaff

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Houses of Healing: A Prisoners Guide to Inner Power and Freedom

Robin Casarjian

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Urban Trauma: A Legacy of Racism

Maysa Akbar, PhD, ABPP

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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

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The Ex-Offenders New Job-Finding and Survival Guide: 10 Steps for Successfully Re-Entering the Work World

Ronald L. Krannich

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My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun: Adolescents at the Apocalypse: A Teacher's Notes

Theo Padnos

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Books

Recommended Books

Colorizing Restorative Justice
Voicing Our Realities

Becoming Ms. Burton From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women

Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration

The Little Book of Racial Healing
Coming to the Table for Truth-Telling, Liberation, and Transformation

The Way of the Cross for Those in Recovery

When We Visit Jesus in Prison: A Guide for Catholic Ministry

Punishment Without Crime: How our massive misdemeanor system traps the innocent and makes America unequal

Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration

Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

Prison Nation: The Warehousing of America's Poor

Redeeming a Prison Society: A Liturgical and Sacramental Response to Mass Incarceration

Going Inside: Learning to Teach Centering Prayer to the Imprisoned

Finding God Within: Contemplative Prayer for Prisoners

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty that Sparked a National Debate

The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions

River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey

40 Weeks: Letters from Prison

Keeping Hope: A Resource for Families and Friends of the Incarcerated

A Lesson Before Dying

Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform

Houses of Healing: A Prisoners Guide to Inner Power and Freedom

Urban Trauma: A Legacy of Racism

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

The Ex-Offenders New Job-Finding and Survival Guide: 10 Steps for Successfully Re-Entering the Work World

My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun: Adolescents at the Apocalypse: A Teacher's Notes

Please partner with us in our mission to promote ministry to all those affected by incarceration.

Our sincere gratitude to the following foundations whose generous support made CPMC’s initial meetings and this website possible:

ACTA Foundation, RASKOB Foundation and an Anonymous Foundation.

Books

Recommended Books

Colorizing Restorative Justice Voicing Our Realities

Becoming Ms. Burton From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women

Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration

The Little Book of Racial Healing Coming to the Table for Truth-Telling, Liberation, and Transformation

The Way of the Cross for Those in Recovery

When We Visit Jesus in Prison: A Guide for Catholic Ministry

Punishment Without Crime: How our massive misdemeanor system traps the innocent and makes America unequal

Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration

Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

Prison Nation: The Warehousing of America's Poor

Redeeming a Prison Society: A Liturgical and Sacramental Response to Mass Incarceration

Going Inside: Learning to Teach Centering Prayer to the Imprisoned

Finding God Within: Contemplative Prayer for Prisoners

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty that Sparked a National Debate

The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions

River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey

40 Weeks: Letters from Prison

Keeping Hope: A Resource for Families and Friends of the Incarcerated

A Lesson Before Dying

Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform

Houses of Healing: A Prisoners Guide to Inner Power and Freedom

Urban Trauma: A Legacy of Racism

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

The Ex-Offenders New Job-Finding and Survival Guide: 10 Steps for Successfully Re-Entering the Work World

My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun: Adolescents at the Apocalypse: A Teacher's Notes

Please partner with us in our mission to promote ministry to all those affected by incarceration.

Our sincere gratitude to the following foundations whose generous support made CPMC’s initial meetings and this website possible:

ACTA Foundation, RASKOB Foundation and an Anonymous Foundation.

Colorizing Restorative Justice
Voicing Our Realities

The Little Book of Racial Healing
Coming to the Table for Truth-Telling, Liberation, and Transformation