Historical guides to controversial issues in America, ISSN 1541-0021
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-179) and index
Introduction : describing the problem -- Torture and its origins -- Prison abuse in the U.S. pre-civil rights era -- The Central Intelligence Agency and torture -- Domestic prison abuse today -- Abuse in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq -- Summing up the torture debate -- Timeline of significant events in the history of torture and prisoner abuse.
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