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American Furies: Crime, Punishment, and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment

American Furies: Crime, Punishment, and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Sasha AbramskyPublish date:2008-05-01Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:Beacon PressISBN-13:9780807042236ISBN-10:807042234UPC:9780807042236Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Penology, CriminologySize:8.78 x 5.95 x 0.68 inchesWeight:0.7804Product ID:SCJ0C3EZGG
In this disturbing yet elegant exposé of U.S. penitentiaries and their surrounding communities, Sasha Abramsky shows how American prisons have abandoned their long-held ideal of rehabilitation, often for political reasons. After surveying our current state of affairs-life sentences for nonviolent crimes, appalling conditions for inmates, the growth of private prisons, the treatment of juveniles-Abramsky argues that our punitive policies are not only inhuman but deeply counterproductive. Brilliantly researched and compellingly told, American Furies reveals the devastating consequences of a society that believes in "lock 'em up and throw away the key."
Language:EnglishPublisher:Beacon PressISBN-13:9780807042236ISBN-10:807042234UPC:9780807042236Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Penology, CriminologySize:8.78 x 5.95 x 0.68 inchesWeight:0.7804Product ID:SCJ0C3EZGG
Publisher: Beacon Press

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Sasha Abramsky

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