AMERICAN GULAG : INSIDE U.S. IMMIGRATION PRISONS
Book ID/图书代码： 13520004B08784
English Summary/英文概要： Before September 11, 2001, few Americans had heard of immigration detention, but in fact a secret and repressive prison system run by the US Immigration and Naturalization Service has existed in the country for more than two decades. In "American Gulag", prisoners, jailers and whistle-blowing federal officials come forward to describe the frightening reality inside these INS facilities. Journalist Mark Dow’s "on-the-ground" reporting brings to light documented cases of illegal beatings and psychological torment, prolonged detention, racism and inhumane conditions. It is a book which may change the way Americans see their country. "American Gulag" takes readers inside prisons such as the Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami, the Corrections Corporation of America’s Houston Processing Center, and county jails around the country that profit from contracts to hold INS prisoners. It contains disturbing in-depth profiles of detainees, including Emmy Kutesa, a defector from the Ugandan army who was tortured and then escaped to the United States, where he was imprisoned in Queens, and then undertook a hunger strike in protest. To provide a framework for understanding stories like these, Dow gives a brief history of immigration laws and practices in the United States - including the repercussions of September 11 and present-day policies. His book reveals that current immigration detentions are best understood not as a well-intentioned response to terrorism but rather as part of the larger context of INS secrecy and excessive authority. American Gulag exposes the full story of a cruel prison system that is operating today with an astonishing lack of accountability.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 9/11之前，很少有美国人听说过移民羁留，但是事实上，二十多年来，美国移民局（ISN）一直在偷偷地运行着高压监狱体系。犯人、看守、吹着警笛的联邦官员们在《美国古拉格》自告奋勇地讲述着各个美国移民局羁留所背后触目惊心的真相。记者MARK DOW深入基层的报道，揭露了一个个有证据左证的非法拷打、心理折磨案件，以及延长拘留和监禁事件，种族主义倾向和非人待遇情况。这本扣人心弦的调查性报道作品，充满着睿智、洋溢着激情，它完全不同于同类书籍，所以每一位美国人都应该读一下。《美国古拉格》将会改变我们对美国的看法。
《美国古拉格》带我们走进迈阿密的KROME NORTH服务处理中心，拜访了美国矫正公司休斯顿处理中心（美国矫正公司是80年代末美国监狱制度私有化的产物）以及全美各个得益于羁留INS（移民局-------现改为国土安全部）转送过来的囚犯的县级监狱。它对拘禁者们进行了深入且揪心的介绍，拘禁者之一是EMMY KUTESA，一位遭受了折磨的乌干达军队的逃兵，他潜逃至美国，但是在美国竟也被拘禁起来，被关押在了皇后区，关了没多久，为了表示对无端拘押表示抗议，他开始绝食了。为了方便读者理解，DOW 简短地介绍了一下美国的移民法规和条例以及种种做法-----其中包括9/11余响和当今的政策。《美国古拉格》坦言道：时下的移民羁留不能光光视为对恐怖主义善意的反映，它更是美国移民局的鬼鬼祟祟和集权主义的衍生。
《美国古拉格》全方位地透露了当今监狱系统的非人性一面，让我们见识到了一个完全缺乏责任心的监狱体系。
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About the Author/作者介绍： MARK DOW是位自由职业作家，兼诗人，他的作品在《迈阿密先驱报》、《进步报》、《波士顿评论报》、《审查制度索引》、《监狱法律新闻》以及其它多个文学出版物（包括《三便士评论》、《关联报》、《灯火辉煌的大都会》上刊登过。他还与别人合编过《死亡机制：美国死刑制度的真相》。
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