Return of the Madhouse. /
Sasha Abramsky.
- American Prospect, 2002.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 66. Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Return of the Madhouse, Feb. 11, 2002; pp. 26-29.
"Supermax prisons are becoming the high-tech equivalent of the nineteenth-century snake pit." (AMERICAN PROSPECT) This article debates whether or not the tactics used by supermax prisons can be seen as cruel and unusual punishment against the offenders.