The book examines the causes, experiences and consequences of intergenerational incarceration. Building on interviews with second, third and fourth generation prisoners in Australia and surveys of prisoners across Australia, UK and the USA, it offers unique insights into the dimensions and impacts of intergenerational incarceration in prisoners' lives. This book considers a range of issues throughout including the emergence of the prison as a defining institution in some families' lives; the link between intergenerational trauma and intergenerational incarceration; the role of police,...