{"product_id":"on-the-lam-great-and-not-so-great-escapes-from-prison-9781459754379","title":"On the Lam: Great (and Not So Great) Escapes from Prison","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lorna Poplak\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFascinating stories of the age-old tug-of-war between prisons struggling to keep inmates inside and escapees desperate to get out.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA convict who returned to the prison he had recently escaped from in a vain attempt to foment a mass breakout; a murderer on the run who veered from folk hero to persona non grata after killing a police dog; a fugitive from the United States who was seized in Canada after being featured on America's Most Wanted; a repeat escapee who shot himself, preferring death to recapture; a serial killer on the prowl in a small community -- these are just a few of the felons whose prison break escapades continue to enthral and terrify.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlong with probing the origins, structure, and shortcomings of a variety of historic and contemporary correctional institutions, On the Lam brings into sharp focus the attempts -- sometimes successful, occasionally deadly -- of masterminds, tricksters, scoundrels, and innocents to claw their way to freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46313669623959,"sku":"9781459754379","price":1656.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781459754379.webp?v=1768669960","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/on-the-lam-great-and-not-so-great-escapes-from-prison-9781459754379","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}