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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Autor principal: Alexander, Bob 1943- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Alford, Richard K. 1968- (Autor de introducción, etc.) ; Stephens, Bill
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Texas University of North Texas Press [2020]
En: North Texas crime and criminal justice series (number 12)
Año: 2020
Acceso en línea: Índice
Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 1512
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Palabras clave:
Texas Prison System > History
Prisons > Texas > History
Prison administration > Texas > History
Correctional personnel > Texas > Biography > Anecdotes
Prisoners > Texas > Biography > Anecdotes
Texas > Justizvollzugsanstalt > Strafvollzug > Geschichte 1840-2020
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Sumario:"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"--
Descripción Física:xxxviii, 562 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm
ISBN:9781574418071