Introduction : John O'Neill's story and the imprisonment boom
The professional convict's prison career
Survival in prison : seeking normality in an abnormal setting
The bizarre world of the keepers and the kept
Relations between the keepers and kept
Self-rehabilitation : its potential and limitations
Parole : "doing time on the street"
Epilogue : a felicitous niche for O'Neill.
The professional convict's tale : the survival of John O'Neill in and out of prison by John O'Neill. ISBN 9780809326983. Published by Southern Illinois Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.