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Paperback: 373 pages
Publisher: Vintage (August 12, 1974)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0394710932
ISBN-13: 978-0394710938
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.2 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking analysis of prison effectiveness, March 23, 2009

By	Steven J. Morris "zencuke" - See all my reviews

Jessica Mitford gives an in depth analysis of how prisons function in society. She reviews the state of literature at the time. Most interesting was a study in which they hired people to pretend they were in prison for a month and others to act as guards. The study had to be disbanded early because of the extreme psychological impact on both "prisoners" and "guards." Chilling!

Oh yes! The title! If it is legal punishment under the constitution it must be "Kind and Usual" because the other kind is unconstitutional.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It, sadly, is true, September 25, 2002

By	Robert W. Todd "btodd1@earthlink.net" (San Jacinto, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In the past almost three years, I have been corresponding with a dozen or more women in, primarily, the Texas prisons (TDCJ). What the author of this book says is sadly so true. America just wants to lock up its problems, get free labor, and oil the economy of the outlying areas where the "units" are located. This is a must read for anyone that votes

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