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Robert Ferguson diagnoses all parts of a massive, out-of-control punishment regime. Turning the spotlight on the plight of prisoners, he asks the American people, Do we want our prisons to be this way? Acknowledging the suffering of prisoners and understanding what punishers do when they punish are the first steps toward a better, more just system.

Inferno

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    A Paperback / softback by Robert A. Ferguson

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      Publisher Harvard University Press
      Published 1 June 2018
      ISBN-13 9780674983939
      978-0674983939
      ISBN-10 0674983939
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      Literary studies: general Criminal law: procedure and offences Ethical issues: capital punishment

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Robert Ferguson diagnoses all parts of a massive, out-of-control punishment regime. Turning the spotlight on the plight of prisoners, he asks the American people, Do we want our prisons to be this way? Acknowledging the suffering of prisoners and understanding what punishers do when they punish are the first steps toward a better, more just system.

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