Imprisoned Minds

ERIK S. MALONEY is a cofounding member of the Arizona Transformation Project. He works every day to change the world and leave it better than he found it. His focus is on redeeming his past through mentoring and positively influencing others. He currently develops and teaches classes to inspire and empower other prisoners.KEVIN A. WRIGHT is an associate professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and director of the Center for Correctional Solutions at Arizona State University. He earned his PhD in criminal justice from Washington State University in 2010. His work focuses on enhancing the lives of people in the correctional system.SHADD MARUNA is a professor in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen's University Belfast. His book Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives was named the "Outstanding Contribution to Criminology" by the American Society of Criminology (ASC) in 2001.

"Imprisoned Minds takes readers on a profound psychological journey through the landscape of childhood trauma, physical incarceration, and the relentless desire for freedom. Maloney’s storytelling and Wright's insights amplify the voices of countless incarcerated men, shedding light on the broader societal issues they face. This compelling narrative reveals the heartbreaking reality of young minds trapped in the cycle of abuse and imprisonment-roaming cities, lingering on street corners, hidden in drug dens, confined in the back of police cars, and lying in hospital beds. If there is any book that can help break this cycle, Imprisoned Minds is it!" - Shaka Senghor (bestselling author of Writing My Wrongs and Letters to the Sons of Society) "Imprisoned Minds: Lost Boys, Trapped Men, and Solutions from Within the Prison is unlike any other book I have seen published in the field. The book is captivating, well written and draws the reader in, making it hard to put down."- Cheryl Lero Johnson (co-author of Correctional Theory: Context and Consequences) “This is an exciting and overdue contribution to both scholarly knowledge production and public policy. In clear, engaging writing, the authors challenge readers' preconceived notions about criminality as a fixed state of being. Imprisoned Minds suggests how we might break the cycle of incarceration through robust social and economic infrastructures of care.”- Meghan G. McDowell (Winston-Salem State University)

• Foreword by Shadd MarunaPrologueIntroduction: The Imprisoned MindPart 1 Development1          KiddI 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          OsoBut she wasn’t accepting that, so I left.         4          DeeHis 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          UniqueI was institutionalized. I was a mess. Part IV Outside + Inside Solutions    About-Faces by Kevin A. Wright      Conclusion: Liberation                                  Epilogue: ImpermanenceAppendixAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliography  Index