Cruel and Unusual: Punishment and U.S. Culture by Brian Jarvis

Cruel and Unusual: Punishment and U.S. Culture

Brian Jarvis

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nonfiction history sociology medium-paced
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From the excesses of Puritan patriarchs to the barbarism of slavery and on into the prison-industrial complex, punishment in the US has a long and gruesome history. In the post-Vietnam era, the prison population has increased tenfold and the death...

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