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Double-Edged Paring Knives: Human Rights Dilemmas For Special Populations, Giovanna Shay
Double-Edged Paring Knives: Human Rights Dilemmas For Special Populations, Giovanna Shay
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The United States makes up only 5 percent of the world's population, but it incarcerates 25 percent of the globe's prisoners. This unprecedented level of incarceration has brought increased attention to the problems of particular subsets of prisoners sometimes called "special populations." These groups include female prisoners; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and questioning inmates; older prisoners; and prisoners with mental illness and physical disabilities. This Article discusses human rights dilemmas in the treatment of special populations in prison.
The Article surveys ABA Standards and Resolutions that bear on special populations. While ABA Standards do not have the force of …