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The Marion Experiment: Long-Term Solitary Confinement and the Supermax Movement
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- Narrated by: Gregg Rizzo
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 10-16-15
- Language: English
- Publisher: University Press Audiobooks
Regular price: $24.95
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Taking listeners 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.
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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.
The book was published by Southern Illinois University Press.
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