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21) Zom-B family
Author
Series
Zom-B volume 9
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"Now a prisoner of the most heinous survivors of the human race, B finds herself at the mercy of her enemies and discovers the fate of her parents and friend Vinyl, calling into question how much she is willing to sacrifice in the name of justice"--
22) Haunted prisons
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Invites readeres to explore the mysteries of haunted prisons through closely leveled text and engaging infographics"--
Pub. Date
[date of publication not identified]
Description
Summary of the Colorado State Archives sources in the area of corrections from the 1870's on. Features prisoner index, examples of prison records, a Short history of the State Penitentiary by Gerald E. Sharard, and examples from the mug shots collection.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Description
In this thrilling middle-grade fantasy debut that's Prison Break meets Frozen, a girl will do anything to break her sister out of prison--even get arrested on purpose.
When thirteen-year-old Valor is sent to jail, she couldn't be happier. Demidova's prison for criminal children is exactly where she wants to be. Valor's twin sister, Sasha, is serving a life sentence for stealing from the royal family, and Valor is going to help her escape ... from...
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
At the age of sixteen, R. Dwayne Betts--a good student from a lower-middle-class family--carjacked a man with a friend. He had never held a gun before, but within a matter of minutes he had committed six felonies. In Virginia, carjacking is an offense requiring treatment as an adult. A bright young kid, weighing only 126 pounds, he served his eight-year sentence as part of the adult population in some of the worst prisons in the state. This is his...
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
The long-term vacancy of the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) Centennial Correctional Facility South (CCF South) represents a significant waste of a resource that could potentially hold great value for the State of Colorado (state). The 948-bed facility was partially opened in 2010 but was subsequently closed in 2012. Changes in state policy on the use of administrative segregation (its original intended function) and the absence of outdoor...
31) Resurrection
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
While serving as a juror at the trial of a prostitute, Prince Nekhlyudov recognizes the defendant as a young servant girl he once loved and abandoned and tries to rectify the situation.
Author
Pub. Date
2010, c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Thomas Buergenthal is unique. Liberated from the death camps of Auschwitz at the age of eleven, in adulthood he became a judge at the International Court in The Hague. In his honest and heartfelt memoirs, he tells the story of his extraordinary journey - from the horrors of Nazism to an investigation of modern day genocide. Aged ten Thomas Buergenthal arrived at Auschwitz after surviving the Ghetto of Kielce and two labour camps, and was soon separated...