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Extreme Punishment

Comparative Studies in Detention, Incarceration and Solitary Confinement
By:null
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137441140
eText ISBN:9781137441157
Edition:0
Copyright:2015
Format:Reflowable

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This ground-breaking collection examines the erosion of the legal boundaries traditionally dividing civil detention from criminal punishment. The contributors empirically demonstrate how the mentally ill, non-citizen immigrants, and enemy combatants are treated like criminals in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.