Prisons in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century: A Human Dumping Ground (Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century)
Book Details
PublisherLexington Books
ISBN / ASIN0739191357
ISBN-139780739191354
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank913,493
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
This volume on penitentiary systems in the Americas offers a long-overdue look at the prisons that exist at the forefront of the ongoing struggle against drugs and violence throughout North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. From Haiti to Bolivia, the authors examine the conditions in these systems, and allow several common themes to emerge, including the alarming prevalence of lengthy pre-trial detention and the often abysmal living conditions in these institutions. Taken together, this comprises the first comparative overview of the use and abuse of prisons in the Americas.
