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February 2000 
Vol. 12, No 1 (G)

Out of Sight: Super-Maximum Security Confinement in the United States


I. SUPERMAX PRISONS: AN OVERVIEW
Why Supermaxes?
A Human Rights Analysis
    Criteria for Supermax Confinement
    Conditions
    Duration
    Abuse
Internal Review and Public Scrutiny

II. RECOMMENDATIONS

III. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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