The Prison and the American Imagination by Caleb Smith

The Prison and the American Imagination

Caleb Smith

272 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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How did a nation so famously associated with freedom become internationally identified with imprisonment? After the scandals of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, and in the midst of a dramatically escalating prison population, the question is particu...

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