TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ferguson,Robert A.
TI  - Inferno: An Anatomy of American Punishment
SN  - 9780674369931
AV  - K5103 
U1  - 364.601 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Intractable Problem -- 1. Punishment Misunderstood -- 2. The Rachet Effect in Theory -- 3. The Mixed Signs in Suffering -- 4. The Legal Punishers -- 5. The Legally Punished -- 6. The Punitive Impulse in American Society -- 7. The Law Against Itself -- Coda: The Psychology of Punishment -- Notes -- Cases Cited -- Further Reading -- Credits -- Index
N2  - Robert Ferguson diagnoses all parts of a massive, out-of-control punishment regime. Turning the spotlight on the plight of prisoners, he asks the American people, Do we want our prisons to be this way? Acknowledging the suffering of prisoners and understanding what punishers do when they punish are the first steps toward a better, more just system
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