Unusually cruel : prisons, punishment, and the real American exceptionalism /
Marc Morjé Howard.
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Plea bargining -- Sentencing -- Prison conditions -- Rehabilitation -- Parole -- Sicuetak reentry -- Explaining American punitiveness : race, religion, politics, and business -- Conclusion.
9780190659356
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States. Prisons--United States. Corrections--United States. Correctional law--United States. Exceptionalism--United States.