A review by amysoup
Prison Nation by Jenni Merritt

4.0

I read this book as part of the What Tomorrow May Bring boxed set. Briefly, this is a dystopian novel set in an authoritarian alternate U.S. Children born to convicts are raised in prison by their parents. Millie is raised by her barely functional convict parents. When she turns eighteen, she is released into freedom and finds that there isn't much more freedom on the outside.

I really enjoyed this book. I found myself rooting for Millie and dreading her inevitable brush with the law. I also found the backstory of Milie's parents compelling.