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The Marion Experiment: Long-Term Solitary Confinement and the Supermax Movement (Elmer H Johnson & Carol Holmes Johnson Series in Criminology)
Stephen C. Richards
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Description for The Marion Experiment: Long-Term Solitary Confinement and the Supermax Movement (Elmer H Johnson & Carol Holmes Johnson Series in Criminology)
Paperback. The Marion Experiment combines academic research with personal accounts by prisoners to investigate solitary confinement and supermax prisons. USP Marion became a model for supermax prisons, with many other prison systems-in the U.S. and abroad-copying the special architectural and program innovations there. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Taking readers into the darkness of solitary confinement, this searing collection of convict experiences, academic research, and policy recommendations shines a light on the proliferation of supermax prisons and the detrimental effects of long-term high-security confinement on prisoners and their families.
Stephen C. Richards, an ex-convict who served time in nine federal prisons before earning his PhD in criminology, argues the supermax prison era began in 1983 at United States Penitentiary (USP) Marion in southern Illinois, where the first “control units” were built by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Marion Experiment, written from a Convict Criminology Perspective, offers an introduction to ... Read more
Taking readers into the darkness of solitary confinement, this searing collection of convict experiences, academic research, and policy recommendations shines a light on the proliferation of supermax prisons and the detrimental effects of long-term high-security confinement on prisoners and their families.
Stephen C. Richards, an ex-convict who served time in nine federal prisons before earning his PhD in criminology, argues the supermax prison era began in 1983 at United States Penitentiary (USP) Marion in southern Illinois, where the first “control units” were built by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Marion Experiment, written from a Convict Criminology Perspective, offers an introduction to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809333769
SKU
V9780809333769
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About Stephen C. Richards
Stephen C. Richards, a professor of criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh and a Soros Senior Justice Fellow, is the author of numerous journal articles, chapters, and books, including Convict Criminology; Behind Bars: Surviving Prison; and Behind Bars: Rejoining Society after Prison.
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