{"product_id":"six-by-ten-stories-from-solitary-9781608465316","title":"Six by Ten: Stories from Solitary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling collection of stories told directly by people personally impacted by solitary confinement is the first book in a new Voice of Witness series with Haymarket Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn estimated 80,000 Americans are held in solitary confinement in prisons across the country. Solitary confinement, often in cells no bigger than six by ten feet, means twenty-four hours per day with little or no meaningful human contact. \u003cem\u003eSix by Ten \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the mental, physical, and spiritual impacts of America’s widespread embrace of solitary confinement, as told through the first-person narratives of individuals subjected to solitary confinement,  family members on the outside, and corrections officers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter presents a different individual’s story and probes how Americans from all over the country and all walks of life find themselves held in solitary for years or even decades at a time. In addition to evocative first-hand accounts, the book also includes essays and analysis on how solitary became such a prominent feature of the US prison system today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolitary confinement is the little-known dead end of the US criminal justice system. To understand that system, people need to understand and wrestle with what is happening in America’s isolation cells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMateo Hoke \u003c\/strong\u003eis writer, journalist, and co-editor of \u003cem\u003ePalestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaylor Pendergrass \u003c\/strong\u003eis a lawyer and activist focused on criminal justice reform. He currently works for the American Civil Liberties Union.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359717851479,"sku":"9781608465316","price":35.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781608465316.jpg?v=1754125504","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/six-by-ten-stories-from-solitary-9781608465316","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}