The powers that punish prison and politics in the era of the "Big house," 1920-1955 / Charles Bright.

Author/creator Bright, Charles, 1943-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : University of Michigan Press,
Description326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesLaw, meaning, and violence
Contents Introduction : the prison and its political contexts -- Prohibition, patronage, and profit : building the new prison at Jackson -- Scandals, probes, and purges : the politics of reform -- Uniform discipline and individual treatment : the new model of corrections and the Jackson riot of 1952 -- Dressage to dungeons : marking trajectories of change in modern penology.
General noteIncludes index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 96009954
ISBN0472107321 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBNebook