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  • 021177

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  • Published 2003.
  • 12 pages.

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The Prison Inside the Prison: Control Units, Supermax Prisons, and Devices of Torture

Publication year: 2003 | Cataloged on: Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: "This issue brief charts the rise of control units, explaining why AFSC [American Friends Service Committee] believes they cannot be reformed but must be completely abolished" (p. 1). Topics discussed include: the "Marionization" of imprisonment; manufacturing madness; an evolving institution; inside the labyrinth; political prisoners in the U.S.; isolation, torture, and the international community; devices of torture; and turning the tide.
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