RT Book
T1 Tall walls and high fences: officers and offenders, the Texas prison story
T2 North Texas crime and criminal justice series
JF North Texas crime and criminal justice series
A1 Alexander, Bob 1943-
A2 Alford, Richard K. 1968-
A2 Stephens, Bill
LA English
PP Denton, Texas
PB University of North Texas Press
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1698088817
AB "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.
AB "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"--
CN HV9475.T4
SN 9781574418071
K1 Texas Prison System : History
K1 Prisons : Texas : History
K1 Prison administration : Texas : History
K1 Correctional personnel : Texas : Biography : Anecdotes
K1 Prisoners : Texas : Biography : Anecdotes
K1 Texas : Justizvollzugsanstalt : Strafvollzug : Geschichte 1840-2020