Author : Ashley T. Rubin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 23,54 MB
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1108484948
A compelling examination of the highly criticized use of long-term solitary confinement in Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary during the nineteenth century.
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Publisher : Pennsylvania Prison Society
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,39 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary was abandoned for more than twenty years after closing its doors in 1971. Perrott's photographs capture the spirit of this awesome building in haunting black and white.
Author : State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Publisher :
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 20,3 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Criminal statistics
ISBN :
Author : Allen M. Hornblum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 29,41 MB
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1134001649
At a time of increased interest and renewed shock over the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, Acres of Skin sheds light on yet another dark episode of American medical history. In this disturbing expose, Allen M. Hornblum tells the story of Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison.
Author : Matthew Christopher
Publisher : Jonglez Photo Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,47 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9782361950941
Originally intended as an examination of the rise and fall of the state hospital system, Matthew Christopher's Abandoned America rapidly grew to encompass derelict factories and industrial sites, schools, churches, power plants, hospitals, prisons, military installations, hotels, resorts, homes, and more.
Author : Jean Casella
Publisher : New Press, The
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,75 MB
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1620971380
“An unforgettable look at the peculiar horrors and humiliations involved in solitary confinement” from the prisoners who have survived it (New York Review of Books). On any given day, the United States holds more than eighty-thousand people in solitary confinement, a punishment that—beyond fifteen days—has been denounced as a form of cruel and degrading treatment by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture. Now, in a book that will add a startling new dimension to the debates around human rights and prison reform, former and current prisoners describe the devastating effects of isolation on their minds and bodies, the solidarity expressed between individuals who live side by side for years without ever meeting one another face to face, the ever-present specters of madness and suicide, and the struggle to maintain hope and humanity. As Chelsea Manning wrote from her own solitary confinement cell, “The personal accounts by prisoners are some of the most disturbing that I have ever read.” These firsthand accounts are supplemented by the writing of noted experts, exploring the psychological, legal, ethical, and political dimensions of solitary confinement. “Do we really think it makes sense to lock so many people alone in tiny cells for twenty-three hours a day, for months, sometimes for years at a time? That is not going to make us safer. That’s not going to make us stronger.” —President Barack Obama “Elegant but harrowing.” —San Francisco Chronicle “A potent cry of anguish from men and women buried way down in the hole.” —Kirkus Reviews
Author : Paul F. Everett
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 25,97 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780809143016
While in prison for a life sentence for shooting and killing his pregnant wife, Jim Townsend experienced a transformation due to God's love and forgiveness, which led to his early release from prison as a Capuchin Brother, who chose to go back to the prisons, this time to provide a ministry of healing and hope to thousands. Original.
Author : Gennifer Choldenko
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 11,84 MB
Release : 2006-04-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1440629633
The Newbery Honor Book and New York Times Bestseller that is historical fiction with a hint of mystery about living at Alcatraz not as a prisoner, but as a kid meeting some of the most famous criminals in our history. Al Capone Does My Shirts has become an instant classic for all kids to read! Today I moved to Alcatraz, a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by water. I'm not the only kid who lives here. There are twenty-three other kids who live on the island because their dads work as guards or cooks or doctors or electricians for the prison, like my dad does. And then there are a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two, though I doubt it. The convicts we have are the kind other prisons don't want. I never knew prisons could be picky, but I guess they can. You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. Unless you're me. I came here because my mother said I had to. A Newbery Honor Book A New York Times Bestseller A People magazine "Best kid's Book" An ALA Book for Young Adults An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Krikus Reviews Editor's Choice A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Parents' Choice Silver Honor Book A New York Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing" Selection A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age *"Choldenko's pacing is exquisite. . . . [A] great read."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review *"Exceptionally atmospheric, fast-paced and memorable!"—Publishers Weekly, starred review *"The story, told with humor and skill, will fascinate readers."—School Library Journal, starred review "Al is the perfect novel for a young guy or moll who digs books by Gordon Korman, or Louis Sachar."—Time Out New York for Kids "Funny situations and plot twists abound!"—People magazine "Heartstopping in some places, heartrending in others, and most of all, it is heartwarming."—San Francisco Chronicle
Author : State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 10,8 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Criminal statistics
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Author : Mark Perrott
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,60 MB
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780615758022
Stunning images of a once somber place
