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23/7: Pelican Bay Prison and the Rise of Long-Term Solitary
23/7 Pelican Bay Prison and the Rise of LongTerm Solitary
Author: Keramet Reiter
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 for years on end, and they are held entirely at administrators? discretion. Keramet Reiter tells the history of one ?supermax,? Califo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300211467
ISBN-10: 0300211465
Publication Date: 10/31/2016
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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