Length6h 5m
About this audiobook
An exploration of a person trying to remain himself, while facing the realities of working in a prison.
James Butler is a correctional officer at North Queensland Correctional Centre, routine is his only armour against chaos. Every motion, every ritual, keeps the darkness at bay.
But when the system begins to rot from the inside, Butler is forced to confront not just the inmates across the bars, but the prison in his own mind. Colleagues barter favours for cigarettes, management looks the other way, and the line between survival and surrender blurs.
Butler takes the stage to tell his story—about endurance, breakdown, and what it costs to stay human inside an institution built to crush it. His voice carries the weight of everyone who never made it out.
Taut, immersive, and heartbreakingly authentic, Behind Bars – An Officers Story is a searing portrait of life behind walls—both concrete and psychological.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology
Length6 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 5, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
1110. Unravelling
21. Morning Ritual
1211. Fall
32. Making of a Correctional Officer
1312. Mirror
43. Test
1413. Program
54. Divide
1514. Return
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65. Reluctant Guidance
1615. Choices
76. Breaking Point
1716. New Normal
87. Remaining Few
1817. Outside World
98. Underbelly
19About the author
109. Confrontation
20Also by
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