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The Big House: Life Inside a Supermax Security Prison
Warden James H. Bruton

Voyageur Press, 2004 - 192 pages

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A Little Disappointing

The Big House provides a graphically detailed and insightful look at "life inside a supermax security prison" just like the cover says.

I was a little disappointed however, that Warden James Bruton seemed to spend more time patting himself on the back than actually writing about what we bought the book to read. He seemed to spend entirely too much time describing how problems of other prisons don't exist at HIS prison, and how well he cleaned up the place.

That is great, and I am sure there are many lessons there for other wardens or correctional officials but that is not what I was interested in reading. I wish he had spent more detail (and pages) focusing on the life and experiences of the inmates and less on what a great job he did.

I would still recommend this book to anyone interested in an "inside look" at a supermax prison, but there are others I would suggest reading first.


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Good and Accurate Insight to Prison Life

James Bruton was an enlightened Warden; someone who believed in the dignity of prisoners and in giving them self-respect. He argues, in the stories he tells about life in a supermax prison, that 95% of all prisoners get paroled at some point and that society has an interest in seeing that parolees re-enter the streets well-adjusted and not angry.
His anecdotes about older lifers, and how they typically "run" prisons (through long-term stays in key jobs), about what causes lockdowns, and the experiences of guards ring true. [...].
This is not a leering, notorious book; rather it is an insightful report of the author's experiences. Highly recommended.



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Big House; Not a big deal.

This is a very compelling story of the career path of someone in the penal system. It has several good accounts and some characters are pretty well defined, however, it reads like a childrens' book.






Intersting for the all aspects of life, are you in or out?

the warden did a great job of detailing what prison life is like...sadly some people end up there and its taking the caring of other to maintain the security. danger and compassion. a very well written book. highly recommend.


Good. Needs more details.

Pretty good. A fast read. Needs more details in some stories. Worth the $$ though.


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The warden tells all! "The Big House" is an engaging page-turner and frightening insider's look at life in a world-famous maximum-security prison, the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights. This account of life on the other side of the razor ribbon is the first to be told from a warden?s perspective.

The former long-time warden at the prison, Bruton tells numerous stories and chilling and gruesome anecdotes about the convicts, attempts to understand the criminal mind, and explains both how the prison was designed and the cutting-edge philosophy behind its operation.

In "The Big House", you will walk alongside the warden through the stark corridors and into the maximum-security cell blocks. You will be brought face to face with the realities of life inside one of the most secure prisons in the world. You will experience the world of some of our country?s most dangerous prisoners, while learning how the staff manages high-risk inmates and maintains one of the most safe and secure prison environments in the world.


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