The Marion Experiment: Long-Term Solitary Confinement and the Supermax Movement

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Price
$47.40
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Publish Date
Pages
336
Dimensions
6.1 X 9.2 X 0.9 inches | 0.01 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780809333769
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About the Author

Stephen C. Richards, a professor of criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and a Soros Senior Justice Fellow, is the author of numerous journal articles, chapters, and books, including Convict Criminology; Behind Bars: Surviving Prison;and Behind Bars: Rejoining Society after Prison.

Reviews

"The Marion Experiment is a tough but necessary lesson in how not to fight crime."--ForewordReviews

"The Marion Experiment unflinchingly documents two sorts of horror: one of breadth, the other of depth. The book takes us across the broad sweep of long-term solitary confinement, showing how this brutal practice has proliferated in the United States and across the globe. It also drops us deep inside the personal terrors of such confinement, right alongside those who have been there and against all odds survived to say so. I could hardly bear to read The Marion Experiment, and I couldn't bear to stop. With this book the crucial work of convict criminology continues."--Jeff Ferrell, author of Empire of Scrounge

"The Marion Experiment provides a unique glance inside extreme forms of punishment, and inside the minds of those who are among the most impacted by the punishment--the prisoners themselves."--Kristine M. Levan, Plymouth State University