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Mass Incarceration on Trial: A Remarkable Court Decision and the Future of Prisons in America

by Jonathan Simon

New Pr. 2014. 209p. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781595587695. $26.95.

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After examining several key court cases arising out of the appalling conditions in California's prisons, Simon (law, Univ. of California, Berkeley) theorizes that prison overcrowding creates cruel and unusual punishment. He shows how these cases that challenged that environment can result in a system that recognizes human rights.

Reviewed by Joan Pedzich , Jul 01, 2016

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