Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire

Perkinson, Robert

ISBN 10: 0312680473 / ISBN 13: 9780312680473

Edité par Picador, 2010

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Synopsis :

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.

À propos de l?auteur: Robert Perkinson is a professor of American studies at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He is the author of the book Texas Tough. He lives in Honolulu, Hawai'i.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison ...
Éditeur : Picador
Date d'édition : 2010
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good