Solitary confinement

Solitary confinement

David Polizzi

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Bristol University Press
Año de edición:
2017
ISBN:
9781447337539
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This book is the first to consider the history of solitary confinement and how it is experienced by the individuals undergoing it. It provides first-hand accounts of the inhumane experience of solitary confinement to provide a better appreciation of the relationship between penal strategy and its effect on human beings.

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