Spirituality in Dark Places: The Ethics of Solitary Confinement

By Derek S. Jeffreys

Book Overview

Jeffreys explores the spiritual consequences and ethics of modern solitary confinement and emphasizes how solitary confinement damages our spiritual lives. He focuses particularly on how it destroys one's relationship to time and undermines our creativity, and proposes institutional changes in order to mitigate profound damage to prisoners.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137308613
• ISBN13: 9781137308610
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"