{"product_id":"no-human-contact-solitary-confinement-maximum-security-and-two-inmates-who-changed-the-system-hardcover","title":"No Human Contact: Solitary Confinement, Maximum Security, and Two Inmates Who Changed the System - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePete Earley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA deeply disturbing and human look at the American prison system's practice of lifelong solitary confinement, and the two killers who changed modern day corrections. No Human Contact by the New York Times bestselling author of THE HOT HOUSE, Pulitzer Prize finalist Pete Earley takes readers inside the criminal justice system, examining the brutal lives of those in solitary confinement in an eye opening narrative of reprehensible crime, draconian punishment, and seemingly impossible reform in the harshest depths of the country's most dangerous prisons. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1983, Thomas Silverstein and Clayton Fountain, both serving life sentences at the U.S, Prison in Marion, Illinois, separately murdered two correction officers on the same day. The Bureau of Prisons condemned both men to the severest punishment that could legally be imposed, one created \u003ci\u003especifically for them\u003c\/i\u003e. It was unofficially called \"no human contact.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach initially spent nine months in a mattress-sized cell where the lights burned twenty-four hours a day. They were clothed only in boxer shorts, completely sealed off from the outside world with only their minds to occupy their time. Eventually granted minimal privileges, Fountain turned to religion and endured twenty-one-years before dying alone of natural causes. Silverstein became a skilled artist and lasted thirty-six years, longer than any other American prisoner held in isolation. Amazingly, both men found purpose to their existence while confined in the belly of the beast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePete Earley--the only journalist to be granted face-to-face access with Silverstein--examines profound questions at the heart of our justice system. Were Silverstein and Fountain born bad? Or were they twisted by abusive childhoods? Did incarceration offer them a chance of rehabilitation--or force them to commit increasingly heinous crimes? \u003ci\u003eNo Human Contact\u003c\/i\u003e elicits a uniquely deep and uncomfortable understanding of the crimes committed, the use of solitary confinement, and the reality of life, redemption, and death behind prison walls.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Earley\u003c\/b\u003e is a mental health advocate, journalist, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of fiction and nonfiction books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison\u003c\/i\u003e and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eCrazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness\u003c\/i\u003e. A former Washington Post reporter, Earley has appeared five times before the U.S. Congress to testify about the need for mental health reform, has spoken in 49 states, and addressed legislators in four foreign countries. He serves on the board of the Corporation for Supportive Housing, which finances projects to eliminate homelessness. He writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e about mental health issues. Earley lives in Northern Virginia and can be found online at PeteEarley.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9.26 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757637501216,"sku":"9780806541884","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1f11db211e1d9cbfb63ced49eb3a30b4.webp?v=1780107550","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/no-human-contact-solitary-confinement-maximum-security-and-two-inmates-who-changed-the-system-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}