The Story of Cruel and Unusual

(Part of the Boston Review Books Series)

by Colin Dayan

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A searing indictment of the American penal system that finds the roots of the recent prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib and Guant namo in the steady dismantling of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of "cruel and unusual" punishment.

The revelations of prisoner abuse and torture at Abu Ghraib and more recently at Guant namo were shocking to most Americans. And those who condemned the treatment of prisoners abroad have focused on U.S. military procedures...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262042398

ISBN13:9780262042390

Release Date:March 2007

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:128 Pages

Weight:0.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 4.6" x 7.3"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Civil Rights Civil Rights & Liberties Constitutional Law Education & Reference Law Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences Specific Topics

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