Prison Horrors
(left) Prisoners in Zimbardo’s 1971 prison experiment are forced to wear bags over their heads. An Abu Ghraib detainee (right) lies on the floor attached to a leash in 2003. The dehumanization and cruel treatment of prisoners in the “Stanford Prison” and the Abu Ghraib facility are disturbingly similar.
(left) Prisoners in Zimbardo’s 1971 prison experiment are forced to wear bags over their heads. An Abu Ghraib detainee (right) lies on the floor attached to a leash in 2003. The dehumanization and cruel treatment of prisoners in the “Stanford Prison” and the Abu Ghraib facility are disturbingly similar.
left: Philip G. Zimbardo, Inc.; right: AP Photo