Texas Tough

The Rise of America's Prison Empire

Omschrijving

In the prison business, all roads lead to Texas. A pioneer in criminal justice severity-from assembly-line executions to supermax isolation, from mandatory sentencing to prison privatization-Texas is the most locked-down state in the most incarcerated country in the world. Texas Tough, a sweeping history of American imprisonment from the days of slavery to the present, explains how a plantation-based penal system once dismissed as barbaric became a template for the nation. Drawing on the individual stories as well as authoritative research, Texas Tough reveals the true origins of America's prison juggernaut and points toward a more just and humane future.
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Schrijver
Perkinson, Robert
Titel
Texas Tough
Uitgever
Picador USA
Jaar
2010
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
512
Gewicht
386 gr
EAN
9780312680473
Afmetingen
203 x 140 x 25 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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