Extreme Punishment: Comparative Studies in Detention and Solitary Confinement
Publication Date
August 6, 2015
Publication Type
Book
Topic(s)
Conflict, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Investigations Program
Summary
This groundbreaking 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.
Suggested Citation
Koenig, A., & Reiter, K. (2015)
Extreme Punishment: Comparative Studies in Detention and Solitary Confinement.
Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley. https://humanrights.berkeley.edu/publications/extreme-punishment-comparative-studies-in-detention-and-solitary-confinement/
