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Ending Isolation
The Case Against Solitary Confinement
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John Wiley & Sons Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 8G6NP44
EAN: 9780745351278
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Zustellung: Mo, 31.08.2026
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Beschreibung
"These compelling reections by people who have been entrapped within the tortures of solitary, should rekindle our abolitionist impulses at an especially critical moment in our history". Angela Y. Davis. "Oers an indispensable tool to campaigns for abolition everywhere". Juan E. Méndez, former UN Special Rapporteur on Torture. "Powerful. These excruciating accounts from prisoners across the country shocked even me as I read them from the madhouse of Sing Sing". John J. Lennon, contributing editor at Esquire. and author of The Tragedy of True Crime. The injustice and cruelty of the US carceral system nd their barbaric apogee in the practice of solitary connement. Once deemed a form of torture by the US Supreme Court, "the hole" is still wrongly used as a solution to prison overcrowding and violence. But locking someone in a cell the size of a parking space for months or years causes profound psychological harm. For Christopher Blackwell, it was a harrowing ordeal that changed his life forever. Ending Isolation. weaves Chris's vivid account with other stories from solitary, alongside insights from legal and medical experts. Through these narratives and undeniable research, the book makes a powerful case for abolishing this cruel and unusual punishment. Christopher Blackwell. is an award-winning journalist currently incarcerated in Washington State. Deborah Zalesne. is a law professor at CUNY School of Law. Kwaneta Harris. is a journalist who survived eight years in solitary in Texas. Terry Kupers. is a leading medical expert on the harms of solitary connement.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Christopher William Blackwell
- Deborah Zalesne
- Kwaneta Harris
- Kupers Terry
Zielgruppe
- Standard
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2025
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Detailformat
- Softcover
Anzahl Seiten
- 288