Keramet Reiter: 1 book
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Pelican Bay Prison and the Rise of Long-Term Solitary Confinement
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
How America’s prisons turned a “brutal and inhumane” practice into standard procedure Originally meant to be brief and exceptional, solitary confinement in U.S. prisons has become long-term and common. Prisoners spend twenty-three hours a day in featureless cells, with no visitors or human contact...
