Bibliograph

Inferno, an anatomy of American punishment, Robert A. Ferguson

Type

Label

Inferno, an anatomy of American punishment, Robert A. Ferguson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Inferno

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

857664292

Responsibility statement

Robert A. Ferguson

Sub title

an anatomy of American punishment

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Introduction : the intractable problem -- Punishment misunderstood -- The ratchet effect in theory -- The mixed signs in suffering -- The legal punishers -- The legally punished -- The punitive impulse in American society -- The law against itself -- Coda : the psychology of punishment

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