Unconstitutional solitude : solitary confinement and the US Constitution's evolving standards of decency / Charlie Eastaugh.

"This book examines American solitary confinement--in which around 100,000 prisoners are held at any one time--and argues that under a moral reading of individual rights such punishment is not only a matter of public interest, but requires close constitutional scrutiny. While Eighth Amendment preced...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eastaugh, Charlie (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
Subjects:
Solitary confinement > United States.
Imprisonment > United States.
Imprisonment.
Solitary confinement.
United States.
Physical Description:xviii, 233 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The hidden corner of the prison
  • An adjudicative framework : morality and the punishments clause
  • The Eighth Amendment's evolution
  • National consensus by state counting
  • Proportionate energy
  • Transnational law
  • Professional consensus
  • Epilogue.