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Marion Experiment : Long-Term Solitary Confinement and the Supermax Movement by Stephen C. Richards (2015, Trade Paperback)

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Marion Experiment : Long-Term Solitary Confinement and the Supermax Movement, Paperback by Richards, Stephen C. (EDT); Newbold, Greg (FRW), ISBN 0809333767, ISBN-13 9780809333769, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "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 . and abroad--copying the special architectural and program innovations there"--

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PublisherSouthern Illinois University Press

ISBN-100809333767

ISBN-139780809333769

eBay Product ID (ePID)201607656

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Number of Pages344 Pages

Publication NameMarion Experiment : Long-Term Solitary Confinement and the SuperMax Movement

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

SubjectPenology, Criminology

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science

AuthorStephen C. Richards

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight21.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2014-015460

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews" The Marion Experiment unflinchingly documents two sorts of horror: one of breadth, the other of depth. The book takes us across the broad sweep of long-term solitary confinement, showing how this brutal practice has proliferated in the United States and across the globe. It also drops us deep inside the personal terrors of such confinement, right alongside those who have been there and against all odds survived to say so. I could hardly bear to read The Marion Experiment , and I couldn't bear to stop. With this book the crucial work of convict criminology continues."--Jeff Ferrell, author of Empire of Scrounge " The Marion Experiment provides a unique glance inside extreme forms of punishment, and inside the minds of those who are among the most impacted by the punishment--the prisoners themselves."--Kristine M. Levan, Plymouth State University, " The Marion Experiment is a tough but necessary lesson in how not to fight crime."-- Foreword Reviews " The Marion Experiment unflinchingly documents two sorts of horror: one of breadth, the other of depth. The book takes us across the broad sweep of long-term solitary confinement, showing how this brutal practice has proliferated in the United States and across the globe. It also drops us deep inside the personal terrors of such confinement, right alongside those who have been there and against all odds survived to say so. I could hardly bear to read The Marion Experiment , and I couldn't bear to stop. With this book the crucial work of convict criminology continues."--Jeff Ferrell, author of Empire of Scrounge " The Marion Experiment provides a unique glance inside extreme forms of punishment, and inside the minds of those who are among the most impacted by the punishment--the prisoners themselves."--Kristine M. Levan, Plymouth State University, " The Marion Experiment is a tough but necessary lesson in how not to fight crime."-- Foreword Reviews " The Marion Experiment unflinchingly documents two sorts of horror: one of breadth, the other of depth. The book takes us across the broad sweep of long-term solitary confinement, showing how this brutal practice has proliferated in the United States and across the globe. It also drops us deep inside the personal terrors of such confinement, right alongside those who have been there and against all odds survived to say so. I could hardly bear to read The Marion Experiment , and I couldn't bear to stop. With this book the crucial work of convict criminology continues."--Jeff Ferrell, author of Empire of Scrounge " The Marion Experiment provides a unique glance inside extreme forms of punishment, and inside the minds of those who are among the most impacted by the punishment--the prisoners themselves."--Kristine M. Levan, Plymouth State University

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal365/.33

SynopsisThe 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., 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 (super-maximum-security) 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 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 long-term solitary confinement and supermax prisons, followed by a series of first-person accounts by prisoners--some of whom are scholars--previously or currently incarcerated in high-security facilities, including some of the roughest prisons in the western world. Scholars also address the widespread "Marionization" of solitary confinement; its impact on female, adolescent, and mentally ill prisoners and families; and international perspectives on imprisonment. As a bold step toward rethinking supermax prisons, Richards presents the most comprehensive view of the topic to date to raise awareness of the negative aspects of long-term solitary confinement and the need to reevaluate how prisoners are housed and treated., 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 long-term solitary confinement and supermax prisons, followed by a series of first-person accounts by prisoners-some of whom are scholars-previously or currently incarcerated in high-security facilities, including some of the roughest prisons in the western world. Scholars also address the widespread "Marionization" of solitary confinement, its impact on female, adolescent, and mentally ill prisoners and families, and international perspectives on imprisonment. As a bold step toward rethinking supermax prisons, Richards presents the most comprehensive view of the topic to date to raise awareness of the negative aspects of long-term solitary confinement and the need to reevaluate how prisoners are housed and treated.

LC Classification NumberKF9730.M37 2015