American Furies Paperback by Sasha Abramsky

Product Details

• Publisher: Beacon Press (2008-05-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 240 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780807042236
• Item Weight: 337.37 grams
• Dimensions: 22.86 x 15.24 x 1.27 cm

In this disturbing yet elegant exposé of U.S. penitentiaries and their surrounding communities, Sasha Abramsky shows how American prisons have abandoned their long-held ideal of rehabilitation, often for political reasons. After surveying our current state of affairs-life sentences for nonviolent crimes, appalling conditions for inmates, the growth of private prisons, the treatment of juveniles-Abramsky argues that our punitive policies are not only inhuman but deeply counterproductive. Brilliantly researched and compellingly told, American Furies reveals the devastating consequences of a society that believes in "lock 'em up and throw away the key."

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