Sentenced to Science: One Man’s Story and the Uncovered History of Prison Experimentation

For many years during the 20th century, individuals at prisons and asylums were exploited by medical researchers. In an enlightening talk, Allen Hornblum, a criminal justice expert and author of Acres of Skin, and Yusef Anthony, a formerly incarcerated man who was repeatedly subjected to medical experimentation, presented this sordid history and took questions on this once widespread and disturbing American practice. The event was held on Tuesday, October 17 at 4:30 p.m. in Betts Auditorium 101 (Architecture Building), and was sponsored by Princeton Progressives as well as Students for Prison Education and Reform (SPEAR). The entire presentation is available on Youtube here