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In The Dumond Affair: How Lies and Politics Freed a Killer, first-time author D.R. Bartlette weaves a story of the political corruption and religious zealotry that gave birth to an anti-Bill Clinton conspiracy theory that led to the deaths of two women and, thirty-six years later, the birth of an insurrection.

La historia del cartel que tomó brutalmente el control de México y cuyas drogas matan a miles de estadounidenses. Este es el primer libro en contar la historia completa del Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). Comenzando como una familia de ambiciosos agricultores de aguacate en el sur de México, el CJNG se ha transformado en un escuadrón de vengadores enmascarados que ejecutan a sus enemigos, expertos despiadados en drogas sintéticas, y ahora en un cartel de drogas que abarca todo el continente, inundando Estados Unidos con fentanilo, metanfetaminas y cocaína. Dividido en ...

The story of the prison gang that became South America's most feared criminal brand—now spreading into the United States. This authoritative guide is the first comprehensive book to chronicle the rise, reach, and transformation of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang born inside the infamous Tocorón prison and now operating across Latin America and beyond. From the moment it seized control of its own prison-turned-palace—complete with nightclubs, swimming pools, and a zoo—Tren de Aragua built a criminal empire like no other. Through brutal extortion, sex trafficking, and control of ...

From avocado farmers to masked avengers to Mexico's deadliest criminals, dive inside the story of the cartel that took over Mexico and whose drugs kill thousands of Americans. For over a decade, the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) has sought to conquer Mexico piece by piece. Even by cartel standards, the CJNG uses violence constantly to expand its ruthless criminal empire. Fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, heroin, oil, tequila, avocados, it will turn a profit from anything it can. This authoritative guide offers an unprecedented look into the CJNG’s operations, ...

So You're Going to Prison is the ultimate survival guide for anyone facing incarceration. Whether you're preparing for a short stint or a long sentence, this comprehensive guide walks you through every stage of the prison experience, from intake to release. Written with insight and empathy, it offers practical advice on navigating prison life, avoiding conflicts, building trust, maintaining mental health, and finding purpose during your time inside. This book doesn't focus on the mistakes that led to your incarceration but rather on helping you survive—and even thrive—within the prison ...

Wards of the State by journalist and author Claudia Rowe widens an eye-opening case from a true-crime lens to an exploration of the foster care-to-prison pipeline. The system is broken—hundreds of thousands of children every year leave America’s $30 billion dollar foster care system and enter its prisons, where in some cases, 75 percent of inmates are former foster kids. Through the stories of eight former foster kids, Rowe illustrates exactly where, when, and how the system is failing the children that it parents.

Angelina, una contratista extranjera en seguridad por alta tecnología, es secuestrada y sometida a un extraño arresto en México, hecha sin cargos ni orden judicial, abriendo una pequeña mirilla en la difícil situación de las mujeres pobres en las cárceles mexicanas. Si bien México ha registrado más de 250.000 asesinatos desde 2007, mientras los cárteles recién fragmentados luchan contra los militares y entre sí, es la población civil la que paga en gran medida las consecuencias. "Balas como Papeletas" y "Plata o Plomo" son los eslóganes nacionales que reflejan el terror ...

In late 2019, Dennis Oya's persistent cough was just the beginning of a harrowing tale of neglect and systemic failure in a Washington prison. Diagnosed eighteen months later with tuberculosis (TB), Oya's case sparked one of the largest prison TB outbreaks in decades, affecting over 3,000 contacts. This outbreak, and others like it, exposes the glaring weaknesses in prison healthcare systems. In Outbreak Behind Bars, Homer Venters reveals the grim realities of how communicable diseases thrive in the overcrowded, unsanitary conditions of correctional facilities.