{"product_id":"2940152483116","title":"Possession of the State: The Mile Hill Women's Prison Chronicles Volume I","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe law has been changed and prison life has become much tougher. Inmates are now punished, humiliated and stripped of their dignity rather than rehabilitated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one woman's story of being sentenced to jail at the notorious Mile Hill Women's Prison. Can she survive or will she succumb to prison life, the guards and other inmates?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllie Hyde is a middle-class, privately educated girl gone wrong. Used to getting her own way with family, friends and men she finally finds herself up in court facing charges related to laundering drug money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately this happens to be in the same year of the overhaul of the prison system by a new government and zealous Minister. What was once deemed a 'holiday camp', prison life became a far harsher place in which to serve your sentence. Rehabilitation gave way to humiliation and protection gave way to punishment. Sentences became more draconian and new types of punishment were brought in. Re-offending dropped for the very reason that you didn't want to go back in there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllie has also managed to drag her sister into proceedings. This story follows the pre-trial, trial and aftermath of this part of their lives as they deal with the glare of unwanted publicity, the battle for their freedom and the harsh realities of the new prison regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first volume of The Mile Hill Women's Prison Chronicles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is intended for adults only. If you are easily offended with themes of nudity, public embarrassment, BDSM and medical procedures then please do not purchase or read this book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ERTC Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103004868848,"sku":"2940152483116","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152483116_p0.jpg?v=1764022118","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152483116","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}