Way Down in the Hole Pt. 1 Solitary Confinement with Dr. Angela Hattery and Dr. Earl Smith

Sabrina gets to interview Drs. Angela Hattery and Earl Smith, professors of Sociology and authors of the new book, WAY DOWN IN THE HOLE. Learn about Solitary Confinement. Learn about its torturous impact on those held in those solitary cells, and on the Correctional Officers who work the unit.  Part 1 of 2.

To purchase a copy of 
Way Down in the Hole 
visit https://smithandhattery.com/

Time Markers:

0:49 Welcome to Solitary Confinement

3:35 Who are these authors, anyway?

6:00 Why did you do this study?

13:28 Ethnographic…say what??

16:50 The Power of Personal Observation

20:12 The Big Take-Aways (and Strip-Searches)

26:51 The COs in Solitary

30:00 Some Brief Excerpts

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