Imprisoned Intellectuals: America's Political Prisoners Write on Life, Liberation, and Rebellion

by Joy James

Book Overview

Prisons constitute one of the most controversial and contested sites in a democratic society. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the industrialized world, with over 2 million people in jails, prisons, and detention centers; with over three thousand on death row, it is also one of the few developed countries that continues to deploy the death penalty. International Human Rights Organizations such as Amnesty International have also...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742520277
• ISBN13: 9780742520271
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 9.0"