{"product_id":"beyond-the-razor-wire-sandy-thorne","title":"Beyond the Razor Wire: —Is Australia, Where Everything’s Free – Sandy Thorne (2003)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"501\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"230\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sandy Thorne\u003cbr data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"247\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"260\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: S. Thorne, Lightning Ridge, NSW, c.2003\u003cbr data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"304\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"314\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Softcover\u003cbr data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"328\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"337\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 248 p. : illustrations ; 21 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"372\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"380\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780975162705\/0975162705\u003cbr data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"395\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"408\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very Good – light wear to covers\u003cbr data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"445\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"461\"\u003eType of Book\u003c\/strong\u003e: Biography \/ Australian Social Issues\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"970\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"515\"\u003eSummary:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"518\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"544\"\u003eBeyond the Razor Wire\u003c\/em\u003e, Sandy Thorne offers a candid and often confronting account of her time working as a detention officer at the Woomera and Curtin Immigration Detention Centres, and later in a Queensland maximum-security prison. Drawing on personal experience, she provides an insider’s perspective on Australia’s immigration detention system, its challenges, its human stories, and the impact of the environment on both detainees and staff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"1139\"\u003eCombining memoir, reportage, and social commentary, this book sheds light on a complex and controversial chapter of Australia’s immigration and correctional history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1343\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1171\"\u003eWhy you’ll love this book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1174\"\u003eA compelling and thought-provoking read for those interested in immigration policy, detention centres, prison work, human rights issues, and Australian social history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40554507468929,"sku":"S251027","price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0134\/9249\/files\/BeyondtheRazorWire.jpg?v=1780214063","url":"https:\/\/tilbrookandco.com.au\/products\/beyond-the-razor-wire-sandy-thorne","provider":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}