Leavenworth Penitentiary: a history of America's oldest federal prision

The title consists of short highly readable accounts on all aspects of the development, construction, history and life inside Leavenworth for both employees and prisoners

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnston, Johnny H. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Leavenworth, Kan. Johnston 2005
In:Year: 2005
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 3216
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Keywords:
United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas > History
Prisons > History > Kansas > Leavenworth
Escapes > History > Kansas > Leavenworth
Leavenworth (Kan.) > History
United States Disciplinary Barracks > Geschichte
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Summary:The title consists of short highly readable accounts on all aspects of the development, construction, history and life inside Leavenworth for both employees and prisoners
Item Description:"With a foreward by Edward F. Rielly, Jr., United States Parole Commisssion Chairman"--Front paper cover. - Leavenworth was the oldest maximum security penitentiary in the Federal Bureau of Prisons until 2005, when its maximum security status was reduced to medium security. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-383) and index (p. 384-400)
Physical Description:400 S. Ill. 24 cm
ISBN:0962137456