{"product_id":"american-furies-sasha-abramsky-9780807042236","title":"American Furies: Crime, Punishment, and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment","description":"In this disturbing yet elegant exposé of U.S. penitentiaries and their surrounding communities, Sasha Abramsky shows how American prisons have abandoned their long-held ideal of rehabilitation, often for political reasons. After surveying our current state of affairs-life sentences for nonviolent crimes, appalling conditions for inmates, the growth of private prisons, the treatment of juveniles-Abramsky argues that our punitive policies are not only inhuman but deeply counterproductive. Brilliantly researched and compellingly told, American Furies reveals the devastating consequences of a society that believes in \"lock 'em up and throw away the key.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sasha Abramsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807042234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807042236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 5.95w x 0.68d","brand":"Sasha Abramsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44255137464575,"sku":"9780807042236","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0924e454-c6fb-4dcc-9c1c-531d7612ae25.jpg?v=1694616324","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-furies-sasha-abramsky-9780807042236","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}