Tall walls and high fences: officers and offenders, the Texas prison story
"Punishment of the refractory" -- "Muzzle the guard" -- "Afraid they will kill Me" -- "Until his body be dead" -- "Just like anybody's grandmother" -- "Only themselves to blame" -- "put them on the spot" -- "so he can be...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Denton, Texas
University of North Texas Press
[2020]
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North Texas crime and criminal justice series (number 12)
Year: 2020 |
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Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 21 A 1512 |
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Summary: | "Punishment of the refractory" -- "Muzzle the guard" -- "Afraid they will kill Me" -- "Until his body be dead" -- "Just like anybody's grandmother" -- "Only themselves to blame" -- "put them on the spot" -- "so he can better handle a shotgun" -- "Before he whacks you" -- "Guts, Heart--and six rounds" -- "Not dealing with Sunday school kids" -- "An Unwilling Pioneer" -- "Violent Convicts Commit violent acts" -- "nothin' left to lose" -- "die an outlaw's death" -- Appendix A. Fallen Heroes and Heroines -- Appendix B. Talking the Talk: A Prison Glossary. "Book is a comprehensive history of the Texas Prison system starting in the 1840s and coming up to the present, including the COVID-19 crisis. Focus is on the guards and administrators but all aspects are discussed"-- |
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Physical Description: | xxxviii, 562 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
ISBN: | 9781574418071 |