Metamorphosis : how to transform punishment in America /
Ferguson, Robert A., 1942-2017,
Metamorphosis : how to transform punishment in America / Robert A. Ferguson. - 1 online resource
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the past few years, the need for prison reform in America has reached the level of a consensus. We agree that many prison terms are too long, especially for nonviolent drug offenders; that long-term isolation is a bad idea; and that basic psychiatric and medical care in prisons is woefully inadequate. Some people believe that contracting out prison services to for-profit companies is a recipe for mistreatment. This text argues that these reforms barely scratch the surface of what is wrong with American prisons: an atmosphere of malice and humiliation that subjects prisoners and guards alike to constant degradation.
Specialized.
9780300235296 No price
Imprisonment--United States.
Prisons--United States.
Punishment--Philosophy.
Punishment in crime deterrence--United States.
True Crime.
Social services & welfare, criminology.
HV9471 / .F47 2018
364.60973
Metamorphosis : how to transform punishment in America / Robert A. Ferguson. - 1 online resource
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the past few years, the need for prison reform in America has reached the level of a consensus. We agree that many prison terms are too long, especially for nonviolent drug offenders; that long-term isolation is a bad idea; and that basic psychiatric and medical care in prisons is woefully inadequate. Some people believe that contracting out prison services to for-profit companies is a recipe for mistreatment. This text argues that these reforms barely scratch the surface of what is wrong with American prisons: an atmosphere of malice and humiliation that subjects prisoners and guards alike to constant degradation.
Specialized.
9780300235296 No price
Imprisonment--United States.
Prisons--United States.
Punishment--Philosophy.
Punishment in crime deterrence--United States.
True Crime.
Social services & welfare, criminology.
HV9471 / .F47 2018
364.60973
