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Those Who Never Got Out

By Aly Valdés

Those Who Never Got Out

By Aly Valdés

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After the formal closure of a correctional program and the apparent normalization of a penitentiary institution, an observer begins to record what does not appear in official reports. These are not obvious abuses or extraordinary events, but persistent effects the system cannot integrate or name. Avoided corridors, sensitive schedules, minimal bodily adjustments, files that never fully disappear, and an air that seems to carry unprocessed memories. As the narrative unfolds, it becomes clear that true confinement does not end with physical release or the completion of a sentence. The punishment shifts, transforms, and installs itself in later life as legal, social, and psychological exclusion. Between institutional observation and human experience, the book constructs a record of how the penitentiary system is not designed to close cycles, but to produce continuity. It is not an explicit denunciation nor a moral plea. It is the exposure of an architecture that punishes even when it claims to have finished punishing.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
316
Release Date:
2025-12-28
Publication Date:
2025-12-28
Publisher:
Alicia Garcia
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798233402692
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
515 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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