Table of Contents: “…Solitary confinement-from extreme isolation to prison reform -- TWO CENTURIES OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT -- Solitary confinement-effects and practices from the nineteenth century until today -- Global perspectives on solitary confinement-practices and reforms worldwide -- Solitary confinement across borders -- The rise of supermax imprisonment in the United States -- Not isolating isolation -- Torture, solitary confinement, and international law -- II. …”

Subjects: “…United States. Bureau of Prisons Auditing.…”

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Subjects: “…United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California.…”

Subjects: “…United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California.…”

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Table of Contents: “…Foreword / by John Holian -- Mythical Alcatraz -- Discovery : twenty-two acres of barren rock -- The United States Army takes over -- The transition from post to prison -- A new type of prison for a new age -- The heart of the myth : a statistical analysis of the inmates -- Colorful inmates -- Life on the island for two different populations -- Escape from Alcatraz -- The end of an era -- Native American takeover -- Alcatraz today.…”

Subjects: “…United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California.…”

Table of Contents: “…North America -- 1. Canada -- 2. United States -- pt. 2. Latin America -- 3. Argentina -- 4. …”

Subjects: “…United States. Bureau of Prisons Rules and practice.…”

Table of Contents: “…CORRECTIONS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL POLICY:INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES; CONTENTS; PART I: CORRECTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES; Chapter 1 AN INTERNATIONAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL MENTAL HEALTH:; Chapter 2 CONTEMPORARY UNITED STATES CORRECTIONS, MENTAL HEALTH, ; Chapter 3 U.S. …”