23/7 : Pelican Bay Prison and the rise of long-term solitary confinement / 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 Re...
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| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2016]
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| Physical Description: | x, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Twenty three by seven
Twenty-three / seven
Pelican Bay Prison and the rise of long-term solitary confinement |
| Format: | Book |