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Solitary : the inside story of supermax isolation and how we can abolish it /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kupers, Terry Allen (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Solitary confinement > United States > Psychological aspects.
Prisoners > Mental health > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Supermax isolation
  • A culture of punishment
  • Race matters a lot
  • The decimation of life skills
  • Adding madness to the mix
  • Women do not do well in solitary
  • Youth in isolation
  • The SHU post-release syndrome
  • A rehabilitative attitude
  • Mental health care in corrections
  • The disruptive prisoner
  • Beyond supermax isolation.