When the prisoners ran Walpole: a true story in the movement for prison abolition
Introduction -- Preamble: constructing punishment in Massachusetts -- Confronting the moral dilemma of Massachusetts prisons: Francis Sargent and his administration -- The new commissioner: from corrections to abolition -- The beginning: constructing corrections in Massachusetts -- Resistance, rebel...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.]
South End Press
2008
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| En: | Año: 2008 |
| Disponibilidad en Tübingen: | Disponible en Tübingen. UB: KB 9 E 1180 |
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| Sumario: | Introduction -- Preamble: constructing punishment in Massachusetts -- Confronting the moral dilemma of Massachusetts prisons: Francis Sargent and his administration -- The new commissioner: from corrections to abolition -- The beginning: constructing corrections in Massachusetts -- Resistance, rebellion, and declaration: creating a culture of resistance -- Dynamic and determined: the National Prisoners Reform Association; Walpole chapter -- The struggle for voice and sovereignty: the NPRA negotiates power -- Stealing time: the NPRA takes over -- Soul contraband: observers witness terror and change -- Readjustment and resistance: the state police takeback -- The struggle for existence: lights out on reform? -- Those who dared: the promise of abolition -- Reflections in retrospect: lessons learned -- Endnotes -- Index -- About the author -- About SEP |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripción Física: | X, 258 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780896087705 |