Book Cover; Title; Contents; The Nuremberg Code; Introduction; A Note on Sources; ̃The Money Was Good and the Money Was Easy.̃ Inmates recall life and experiments at Holmesburg Prison; ̃It Was Like a Farmer Seeing a Fertile Field.̃ Dr. Albert M. Kligman enters Holmesburg; ̃They're Dropping Like Flies Out Here.̃ History of U.S. prisoner experimentation; ̃The Walls Seemed To Be Breathing.̃ The Army tests chemical warfare agents; ̃I Am Not Part of the Program.̃ Radioactive isotopes are introduced; ̃Danger! This Material Is Extremely Toxic.̃ The dioxin experiments
̃Where Are We Going To Do These Things Now?̃ The slow demise of inmate experimentatioñRetin-A's Birthplace Was at Holmesburg Prison.̃ The discovery of Retin-A; ̃A Conspiracy of Silence.̃ Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Based on experiments on inmates in Philadelphia's Holmsburg Prison in the 1950s-1970s, this book raises provocative questions about human rights, prison treatment and medical and research ethics
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-284) and index