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Since 1973, America's imprisonment rate has multiplied over five times to become the highest in the world. More than two million inmates reside in state and federal prisons. What does this say about our attitudes toward criminals and punishment? What does it say about us? This book explores the cultural evolution of punishment practices in the US.

Cruel and Unusual

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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/09/2010
      ISBN13: 9780300168013, 978-0300168013
      ISBN10: 0300168012
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      Book Synopsis
      Since 1973, America's imprisonment rate has multiplied over five times to become the highest in the world. More than two million inmates reside in state and federal prisons. What does this say about our attitudes toward criminals and punishment? What does it say about us? This book explores the cultural evolution of punishment practices in the US.

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