Acres of Skin

This compelling book exposes the disturbing medical experimentation that took place within the walls of Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison from the mid-1950s through the mid-1970s. Inmates were used as guinea pigs for a host of medical experiments, from testing facial creams to potentially lethal substances. Based on in-depth interviews and rigorous research, Acres of Skin paints a disturbing portrait of abuse, moral indifference, and greed by doctors, prison officials, and corporations.