Monsters & Madmen: A Death Row Experiment

by Nick Yarris

Book Overview

January 1995. The first prison ever condemned by the United Nations for "Active Practices of Torture" was shut down by a civil lawsuit. Huntingdon Prison in Pennsylvania had a dilemma following this ruling against its holding men on Death Row any longer: What to do with the worst men among 225 Death Row prisoners ordered out of their cells more than one hour a day?The answer: Create a special unit where 48 of the most violent and dangerous men would...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1734675004
• ISBN13: 9781734675009
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Escarpment Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"