Authors who have spent time in jail/prison

1.
Technological Slavery: Enhanced Edition (1)
Technological Slavery: Enhanced Edition (1) 4.17 avg rating — 1,324 ratings
2.
Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How
Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How 3.93 avg rating — 597 ratings
3.
Industrial Society and Its Future
Industrial Society and Its Future 3.85 avg rating — 11,963 ratings
4.
Papillon
Papillon 4.23 avg rating — 74,116 ratings
5.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,783,080 ratings
6.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 325,002 ratings
7.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating — 122,141 ratings
8.
Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black 3.72 avg rating — 204,769 ratings
9.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating — 297,048 ratings
10.
Letter from the Birmingham Jail
Letter from the Birmingham Jail 4.72 avg rating — 8,438 ratings
11.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom 4.36 avg rating — 92,335 ratings
12.
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake 4.04 avg rating — 61,421 ratings
13.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,196 ratings
14.
Walden or, Life in the Woods
Walden or, Life in the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 200,854 ratings
15.
Shantaram
Shantaram 4.28 avg rating — 233,180 ratings
16.
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
by: O. Henry
4.11 avg rating — 99,706 ratings
17.
Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure 3.27 avg rating — 13,096 ratings
18.
Gandhi: An Autobiography
Gandhi: An Autobiography 4.10 avg rating — 73,829 ratings
19.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest 4.17 avg rating — 397,717 ratings
19.
If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer
If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer 3.32 avg rating — 12,731 ratings
21.
Letters from Burma
Letters from Burma 3.90 avg rating — 1,658 ratings
21.
Mr. Nice
Mr. Nice 3.90 avg rating — 10,827 ratings
23.
Pimp: The Story of My Life
Pimp: The Story of My Life really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14,391 ratings
23.
Thank You, Jeeves (Jeeves, #5)
Thank You, Jeeves (Jeeves, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 19,188 ratings
25.
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet 4.10 avg rating — 25,971 ratings
26.
A Christmas Homecoming (Christmas Stories, #9)
A Christmas Homecoming (Christmas Stories, #9) 3.52 avg rating — 2,203 ratings
26.
Bad: The Autobiography of James Carr
Bad: The Autobiography of James Carr 4.06 avg rating — 176 ratings
28.
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row 4.65 avg rating — 75,667 ratings
29.
Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How
Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How 3.93 avg rating — 597 ratings
30.
Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table 3.92 avg rating — 38,981 ratings
30.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 371,429 ratings
32.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 56,872 ratings
33.
The Call of the Wild / White Fang
The Call of the Wild / White Fang 4.12 avg rating — 78,582 ratings
34.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,403 ratings
35.
In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison
In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison 3.56 avg rating — 1,243 ratings
36.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,754 ratings
36.
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon 4.12 avg rating — 32,887 ratings
38.
To Revolt Is a People's Right
To Revolt Is a People's Right really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
39.
Tortured for Christ
Tortured for Christ 4.36 avg rating — 17,091 ratings
40.
Woman at Point Zero
Woman at Point Zero 4.21 avg rating — 27,043 ratings
41.
Guantánamo Diary
Guantánamo Diary 4.10 avg rating — 5,898 ratings
41.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating — 122,141 ratings
43.
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 4.33 avg rating — 33,408 ratings
44.
Cancer Ward
Cancer Ward 4.26 avg rating — 17,574 ratings
44.
The Zen Art Book: The Art of Enlightenment
The Zen Art Book: The Art of Enlightenment 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings
46.
Borstal Boy
Borstal Boy 4.01 avg rating — 3,008 ratings
47.
The First Circle
The First Circle 4.24 avg rating — 8,254 ratings
48.
Freedom from Fear and Other Writings
Freedom from Fear and Other Writings really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 936 ratings
48.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,362 ratings
50.
August 1914 (The Red Wheel, #1)
August 1914 (The Red Wheel, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 2,770 ratings
51.
Worth the Fighting For: A Memoir
Worth the Fighting For: A Memoir 3.50 avg rating — 389 ratings
52.
Soul On Ice
Soul On Ice 3.97 avg rating — 14,658 ratings
53.
The Solzhenitsyn Reader: New and Essential Writings, 1947-2005
The Solzhenitsyn Reader: New and Essential Writings, 1947-2005 4.23 avg rating — 96 ratings
54.
November 1916 (The Red Wheel #2)
November 1916 (The Red Wheel #2) 4.14 avg rating — 316 ratings
55.
From Yale to Jail: The Life Story of a Moral Dissenter
From Yale to Jail: The Life Story of a Moral Dissenter 4.40 avg rating — 55 ratings
55.
A Parent's Message: Interactive Program Supporting Parent-Child Bond
A Parent's Message: Interactive Program Supporting Parent-Child Bond it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
55.
Prison post: Letters of support for Peter Greste
Prison post: Letters of support for Peter Greste
by: Editia
4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
55.
The Prisoners
The Prisoners 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings
55.
Zek: An American Prison Story
Zek: An American Prison Story 4.23 avg rating — 264 ratings
55.
Walden, And On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience: And The Thoreau Essay, Walking
Walden, And On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience: And The Thoreau Essay, Walking 3.89 avg rating — 136 ratings
55.
Aké: The Years of Childhood
Aké: The Years of Childhood 3.86 avg rating — 1,978 ratings
55.
The Room with the Little Door
The Room with the Little Door 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
55.
Writing My Wrongs
Writing My Wrongs 4.25 avg rating — 5,029 ratings
55.
From Bihar to Tihar: My Political Journey
From Bihar to Tihar: My Political Journey 4.03 avg rating — 434 ratings
55.
Retribution: Serendipity
Retribution: Serendipity 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
55.
In the Shadow of Papillon: Seven Years of Hell in Venezuela's Prison System
In the Shadow of Papillon: Seven Years of Hell in Venezuela's Prison System 4.15 avg rating — 259 ratings
55.
Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters
Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters 4.14 avg rating — 252 ratings
55.
Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men
Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men 4.19 avg rating — 212 ratings
55.
The Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude
The Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude 4.64 avg rating — 424 ratings
55.
This Earth of Mankind (Buru #1)
This Earth of Mankind (Buru #1) 4.43 avg rating — 21,804 ratings
55.
Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South
Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South 4.57 avg rating — 1,493 ratings
55.
Tales From Death Row
Tales From Death Row it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
55.
Jesus Christ Message to All Nations
Jesus Christ Message to All Nations 2.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
55.
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree 3.77 avg rating — 4,794 ratings
55.
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom 4.67 avg rating — 4,690 ratings
76.
The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist
The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist 4.02 avg rating — 5,537 ratings
76.
Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life
Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life 3.60 avg rating — 790 ratings
76.
Assata: An Autobiography
Assata: An Autobiography 4.59 avg rating — 29,693 ratings
76.
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement 4.60 avg rating — 3,777 ratings
76.
Couldn't Keep it to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution
Couldn't Keep it to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution 4.11 avg rating — 7,733 ratings
76.
Prisoner of Tehran: The End of Childhood in Iran
Prisoner of Tehran: The End of Childhood in Iran 4.21 avg rating — 14,319 ratings
76.
Ultra Deep Field
Ultra Deep Field 4.68 avg rating — 22 ratings
76.
Captive Imagination: Letters from Prison
Captive Imagination: Letters from Prison 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings
76.
Inside: Life Behind Bars in America
Inside: Life Behind Bars in America 3.84 avg rating — 713 ratings
76.
From Jailer to Jailed: My Journey from Correction and Police Commissioner to Inmate #84888-054
From Jailer to Jailed: My Journey from Correction and Police Commissioner to Inmate #84888-054 3.67 avg rating — 255 ratings
76.
Some Answered Questions
Some Answered Questions 4.71 avg rating — 407 ratings
76.
Ballad of Reading Gaol
Ballad of Reading Gaol 4.27 avg rating — 7,385 ratings
76.
Proclamation: Proclamation of Son Ahman, Even Jesus Christ, To All Peoples of the Earth, Even My Holy Will To Warn All of My Judgment Upon All Peoples
Proclamation: Proclamation of Son Ahman, Even Jesus Christ, To All Peoples of the Earth, Even My Holy Will To Warn All of My Judgment Upon All Peoples 1.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
76.
Night Birds and Other Stories
Night Birds and Other Stories
by: Khet Mar
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 28 ratings
90.
The Book Of Ammon
The Book Of Ammon 4.14 avg rating — 35 ratings
90.
Prison Baby: A Memoir
Prison Baby: A Memoir 3.78 avg rating — 675 ratings
90.
The Graybar Hotel: Stories
The Graybar Hotel: Stories 3.63 avg rating — 1,056 ratings
90.
Colours of the Cage: A Prison Memoir
Colours of the Cage: A Prison Memoir 4.30 avg rating — 163 ratings
90.
Prison Poems
Prison Poems 4.25 avg rating — 57 ratings
90.
Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook
Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook 4.09 avg rating — 8,789 ratings
90.
Continued Warnings of Son Ahman to the Leaders of the Nations of the Earth
Continued Warnings of Son Ahman to the Leaders of the Nations of the Earth 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
90.
Burning Orchards
Burning Orchards 4.39 avg rating — 61 ratings
98.
Pages from a Worker's Life
Pages from a Worker's Life 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
98.
Even Tough Girls Wear Tutus: Inside the World of a Woman Born in Prison
Even Tough Girls Wear Tutus: Inside the World of a Woman Born in Prison 3.72 avg rating — 71 ratings
98.
The Art of Joy
The Art of Joy 4.13 avg rating — 8,053 ratings
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