This study is co-authored by Drew Leder and inmates at Maryland State Penitentiary. Taking off from texts by Foucault, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Cornel West and others, the men speak of the impact within their lives of power, violence, identity, incarceration, and the liberation of the spirit.

This study is co-authored by Drew Leder and inmates at Maryland State Penitentiary. Taking off from texts by Foucault, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Buber, Cornel West and others, the men speak of the impact within their lives of power, violence, sexual and racial identity, incarceration, and the liberation of the spirit possible even in a maximum-security cell.