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Author:
Christine Montross
Publisher:
Penguin Press
Date:
July 21, 2020
Galvanized by her work in our nation's jails, psychiatrist Christine Montross illuminates the human cost of mass incarceration and mental illness.
What The Reviewers Say
... a haunting and harrowing indictment of the deep psychological damage inflicted by the nation’s punitive structures.
With consideration and compassion, Montross has written a must-read that asks us to consider who our system is leaving behind..
Psychiatrist Montross’ exploration of mental illness and its treatment with incarceration challenges assumptions about rehabilitation, especially in light of the use of mechanisms of revenge and punishment, such as isolation and deprivation.
A searing indictment.
