How to Not Die in Prison: A Survival Guide

By Taylor Sheridan, Tom Nelson

Categories: Self-Help

How to Not Die in Prison: A Survival Guide (2026) by Taylor Sheridan and Tom Nelson is a blunt, darkly comic guide to life inside a maximum-security prison. Nelson, who spent more than seventeen years behind bars, explains the unwritten rules that new inmates are expected to know: how to mind one's own business without becoming a target, when to walk away and when to stand your ground. The book also covers prison jobs, food, mental health and reentry into life outside.