Description
Book SynopsisThis book is the first to consider the history of solitary confinement and how it is experienced by the individuals undergoing it. It provides first-hand accounts of the inhumane experience of solitary confinement to provide a better appreciation of the relationship between penal strategy and its effect on human beings.
Trade Review“Traces the historical development of the use of solitary confinement in the United States, and describes personal accounts of individuals who have experienced this type of confinement in order to challenge its continued use in the modern age.” Ryan M. Labrecque, Portland State University
"Reveals the psychological harm caused by solitary confinement and critically examines the philosophical assumptions surrounding this extreme and cruel form of punishment....an insightful and important study." James Hardie-Bick, University of Sussex
Table of ContentsThe experience of solitary confinement: some beginning reflections A very brief history of solitary confinement and the supermax penitentiary The developmental history of solitary and supermax confinement: toward a phenomenology of the state of exception The Supreme Court, solitary confinement, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment From the other side of the door: the lived experience of solitary confinement Some closing reflections
