23/7: Pelican Bay Prison and the Rise of Long-Term Solitary Confinement Contributor(s): Reiter, Keramet (Author), Cooney, C. S. E. (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1515907031 ISBN-13: 9781515907039 Publisher: Tantor Audio
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2016 * Out of Print * |
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BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Political Science | Human Rights |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 5.5" L (0.40 lbs) |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Northern California - Geographic Orientation - California |
Features: Price on Product, Unabridged |
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Publisher Description: 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 Reiter tells the history of one "supermax," California's Pelican Bay State Prison, whose extreme conditions recently sparked a statewide hunger strike by 30,000 prisoners. This book describes how Pelican Bay was created without legislative oversight, in fearful response to 1970s radicals; how easily prisoners slip into solitary; and the mental havoc and social costs of years and decades in isolation. The product of fifteen years of research in and about prisons, this book provides essential background to a subject now drawing national attention. |
Contributor Bio(s): Reiter, Keramet: - Keramet Reiter, an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and at the School of Law at the University of California, Irvine, has been an associate at Human Rights Watch and testified about the impacts of solitary confinement before state and federal legislators. She lives in Los Angeles.Cooney, C. S. E.: - C. S. E. Cooney launched her voice-acting career narrating short fiction for Podcastle, the world's first audio fantasy magazine. She is a performance poet, singer-songwriter, and fantasy author whose collection Bone Swans has garnered starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Locus Magazine. |
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