Get our latest staff recommendations, award news and digital catalog links right to your inbox.
Table of Contents
About The Book
The debut book from Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Taylor Sheridan, creator of Landman and cocreator of Yellowstone—a no-bullsh*t, darkly funny survival guide to life inside a maximum-security prison, cowritten with prison-hardened ex-con Tom Nelson.
So, you f*cked up. Can't talk your way out of it, buy your way out of it, or beg your way out of it.
You are going to prison. You will be living under a set of rules made up by men who have demonstrated to society that they need a big ol' time out. There is no book of these rules. Nobody will tell them to you. But when you break one—boy, will you know it. For the newbie, the fish, the fresh meat—this book is your survival guide. How to mind your business without becoming a target. When to walk away. When to stand your ground.
This is how you don't die. Follow the advice in this book, and you just might make it out alive.
So, you f*cked up. Can't talk your way out of it, buy your way out of it, or beg your way out of it.
You are going to prison. You will be living under a set of rules made up by men who have demonstrated to society that they need a big ol' time out. There is no book of these rules. Nobody will tell them to you. But when you break one—boy, will you know it. For the newbie, the fish, the fresh meat—this book is your survival guide. How to mind your business without becoming a target. When to walk away. When to stand your ground.
This is how you don't die. Follow the advice in this book, and you just might make it out alive.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (June 23, 2026)
- Length: 256 pages
- ISBN13: 9781668213476
Browse Related Books
Resources and Downloads
High Resolution Images
-
Book Cover Image (jpg): How to Not Die in Prison
eBook 9781668213476
-
Author Photo (jpg): Taylor Sheridan Photograph © Emerson Miller(0.1 MB)
Any use of an author photo must include its respective photo credit
-
Author Photo (jpg): Tom Nelson Photograph © Tom Nelson(0.1 MB)
Any use of an author photo must include its respective photo credit

