Inferno An Anatomy Of American Punishment
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9780674728684
Description: 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.