Texas tough: the rise of America's prison empire

Prison heartland -- Plantation & penitentiary -- "Worse than slavery" -- The agonies of reform -- A dream deferred -- "Best in the nation" -- Appeal to justice -- Retributive revolution -- The triumph of Texas tough

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perkinson, Robert (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Metropolitan Books 2010
In:Year: 2010
Edition:1. ed.
Online Access: Auszug (Publisher)
Autorenbiografie (Publisher)
Table of Contents (Publisher)
Verlagsangaben (Publisher)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 4354
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Keywords:
Prisons > History > Texas
Prison administration > History > Texas
Prisoners > History > Texas
Prisons > Texas > History
Prison administration > Texas > History
Prisoners > Texas > History
Texas > Strafvollzug > Geschichte
Description
Summary:Prison heartland -- Plantation & penitentiary -- "Worse than slavery" -- The agonies of reform -- A dream deferred -- "Best in the nation" -- Appeal to justice -- Retributive revolution -- The triumph of Texas tough
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:484 S., Ill.
ISBN:9780805080698
0805080694