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DOWNLOAD FREE Six by Ten: Stories from Solitary (Voice of Witness) [KINDLE EBOOK EPUB]DOWNLOAD FREESix by Ten: Storiesfrom Solitary (Voiceof Witness) [KINDLEEBOOK EPUB]Descriptionâ€œSome of the people inÂ Six by TenÂ were convicted of crimes, but this book convicts theUnited States of an incomparably greater crime: blighting the lives and searing the souls of untoldhundreds of thousands of men, women, and teenagers by a practice that more enlightenedcountries consider inhuman. You will not find a more riveting indictment anywhere of our recklessuse of solitary confinement, nor one told through such a variety of moving, poignant voices.â€• â€”Adam Hochschild, author, King Leopoldâ€s Ghost â€œThe voices heard in this powerfulcollection are haunting. As these men and women make inescapably clear, the practice ofremoving human beings from everything that makes them sane and stableâ€”keeping them fordays, months, and years in utter isolation without light, touch, sound, space, and hopeâ€”isunimaginably cruel.Â Six by TenÂ is a deeply moving and profoundly unsettling wake up call for allcitizens. The use of solitary confinement is deeply immoral and we must insist that it be banned inall of our nationâ€s prisons. Immediately.â€•Â â€”Heather Ann Thompson, PulitzerPrizeâ€“winning author,Â Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy Â'Six by Ten: Stories from Solitary, edited by Mateo Hoke and Taylor Pendergrass, compels changeby giving a voice to the voiceless. Solitary confinement is one of the dirty little secrets ofAmericaâ€s criminal justice system; sure, people know itâ€s there, but few know how oftenitâ€s used or how detrimental it can be. Hoke and Pendergrass, through their experiences injournalism and law, respectively, know just how prevalent and virulent this blight is. In this book,they share the voices of those theyâ€ve interviewed: people deeply affected by solitaryconfinement, including inmates, family members, and corrections officers. The stories stop you inyour tracks, but the appendices help move progress forward with simplicity, depth, and hope,beginning with ten things anyone can do that are impactful and accessible. The educational piecesof the book give apt background on the history and usage of solitary confinement, allowing eventhose examining the practice for the first time to have a firm grasp of the situation. Six by TenÂ moves Americans to action for humanity and fairness in the criminal justice system.'â€”Foreword Reviews Praise for other Voice of Witness books: 'Surviving JusticeÂ is anecessary truth telling that amplifies the voices of the countless wrongfully incarcerated sons,lovers, husbands, fathers,Â mothers, and daughtersÂ who languish in Americaâ€s prisons.These oral histories give insight into the nature of the injustice to which they have been subjected,but also offer a way forward. I never could have writtenÂ An American MarriageÂ without the
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