The globalization of supermax prisons / edited by Jeffrey Ian Ross ; foreword by Loïc Wacquant.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ross, Jeffrey Ian.

Wacquant, Loïc J. D.

Series:

Critical Issues in Crime and Society

Critical issues in crime and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisons.

Prison administration.

Prisons--United States.

Prison administration--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

“Supermax” prisons, conceived by the United States in the early 1980's, are typically reserved for convicted political criminals such as terrorists and spies and for other inmates who are considered to pose a serious ongoing threat to the wider community, to the security of correctional institutions, or to the safety of other inmates. Prisoners are usually restricted to their cells for up to twenty-three hours a day and typically have minimal contact with other inmates and correctional staff. Not only does the Federal Bureau of Prisons operate one of these facilities, but almost every state has either a supermax wing or stand-alone supermax prison. The Globalization of Supermax Prisons examines why nine advanced industrialized countries have adopted the supermax prototype, paying particular attention to the economic, social, and political processes that have affected each state. Featuring essays that look at the U.S.-run prisons of Abu Ghraib and Guantanemo, this collection seeks to determine if the American model is the basis for the establishment of these facilities and considers such issues as the support or opposition to the building of a supermax and why opposition efforts failed; the allegation of human rights abuses within these prisons; and the extent to which the decision to build a supermax was influenced by developments in the United States. Additionally, contributors address such domestic matters as the role of crime rates, media sensationalism, and terrorism in each country’s decision to build a supermax prison.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword: Probing the Meta-Prison

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. The Globalization of Supermax Prisons

Chapter 2. The Invention of the American Supermax Prison

Chapter 3. How Canada Built Its Supermax Prison

Chapter 4. Supermaxes South of the Border

Chapter 5. The Growth of the Supermax Option in Britain

Chapter 6. Analyzing the Supermax Prisons in the Netherlands

Chapter 7. Super maximum Prisons in South Africa

Chapter 8. From “Secondary Punishment” to “Supermax”

Chapter 9. The Emergence of the Supermax in New Zealand

Chapter 10. The Rise of the Supermax in Brazil

Chapter 11. Guantánamo

Chapter 12. A Globalized Militarized Prison Juggernaut

Chapter 13. Conclusion

Notes

References

Notes on Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8135-5742-9

OCLC:

827208534