"Considering the enormity of the sanction, it is remarkable how little we know about the lives of those who survive life imprisonment. With the powerful narratives in this ground-breaking book, Marieke Liem brings their perspectives into new light and asks & when is enough, enough? in terms of the punitive state." - Shadd Maruna,co-author of Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives "Of interest to both criminological researchers and policymakers, After Life Imprisonment deserves careful reading.A fascinating work of original and creative research." - from the Foreword by Robert Sampson,author of Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect