Spirituality in Dark Places: The Ethics of Solitary Confinement (Content and Context in Theological Ethics)

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. Is Time Our Enemy?: Spirituality And Creativity -- Solitary Confinement And The Economy Of Violence -- Solitary And The Assault On The Human Spirit -- Sending A Message: The Expressive View Of Punishment -- Should We Banish The Wicked?: The Ethics Of Solitary Confinement -- From Fear To Hope: Concluding Thoughts. Derek S. Jeffreys. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: Is time our enemy?: spirituality and creativity -- Solitary confinement and the economy of violence -- Solitary and the assault on the human spirit -- Sending a message: the expressive view of punishment -- Should we banish the wicked?: the ethics of solitary confinement -- From fear to hope: concluding thoughts.