Brief biographical sketches are devoted to the more than 500 Confederate POWs who are buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn and Queens Counties; part of the City of New York.
#662303 in Books Mary Beth Pfeiffer 2007-05-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .75 x 5.63l; .80 #File Name: 0786717459312 pagesCrazy in America The Hidden Tragedy of the Criminalized Mentally Ill
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Dark ages in America; $4ULUV...By Rarely inspiredFirst; this book is well written and is a page turner. Second; conservative or not if this book doesn't make you re-think your faith; you could be six feet under and not know it. Third; why do we treat our most vulnerable worst than animals?. Fourth; the word tolerance refers to diversity in good; NOT evil. Fifth; Vampires and Zombies metaphorically speaking are real; just look in the mirror and if you're that vain that you take this comment personally; then it's probably true. Sixth; whether you burn a witch at the stake or you torture and kill it slowly; your still doing the same thing; demonizing an innocent and satisfying your blood-lust. Finally; the sad truth is that over 99.99% of our country will never read this book; arrogance is ignorance is bliss is villainy. Also check out: Surviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very good read!By CustomerAwesome book! I actually got to meet one of the people in the book; so it was even more of an interesting read; but very well-written and informative overall. Highly recommend!13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. A must read for those concerned about the who believe that mental illness is not a crime.By Jean BasingerFor decades we have been talking about the tragic decision that was made in the 1960's when thousands of mentally ill people were turned out of America's institutions and left with no where to go for basic everyday services and mental health care. In her new book; "Crazy in America;" Mary Beth Pfeiffer tells us the heart breaking stories of what happened as a result of that decision. We did not build facilities in our communities to care for these people; we did not train people who were capable of working with them and their families and providing the services they needed. What we did do was build more and more prisons where they were locked up for years; often in isolation and treated like criminals of the worst kind.Pfeiffer gives us in depth case studies of six people with mental illness and their tragic encounters with the criminal justice system. Only one; Shayne Eagan of Iowa; is still alive. She gouged her eyes out while under care of state. Over and over Pfieffer demonstrates how deadly the use of isolation is; not only for the mentally ill; but also for all human beings. Yet this is the response of choice of those in corrections.The author gives us her list of 10 things that must be done to address this tragic situation. Reading her book should motivate many of us to contact our legislators and urge them to take the steps that are needed to address this scourge on our land and to personally monitor what is happening regarding mental health services and criminal justice in our own states and communities. If you do nothing else: speak out against the building of more prisons.
