The powers that punish prison and politics in the era of the "Big house," 1920-1955
Bright, Charles 1943-
The powers that punish prison and politics in the era of the "Big house," 1920-1955 Charles Bright - 326 p ill 24 cm - Law, meaning, and violence .
Includes index
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
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
0472107321 cloth : acid-free paper
Michigan State Prison--History
Prisons--History--Michigan--Jackson
Corrections--Political aspects--History--Michigan
Michigan--Politics and government
Class of Spring 2012 Ellen Maria Gorrissen Fellow Fellow
HV9475.M52
365/.9774
The powers that punish prison and politics in the era of the "Big house," 1920-1955 Charles Bright - 326 p ill 24 cm - Law, meaning, and violence .
Includes index
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
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
0472107321 cloth : acid-free paper
Michigan State Prison--History
Prisons--History--Michigan--Jackson
Corrections--Political aspects--History--Michigan
Michigan--Politics and government
Class of Spring 2012 Ellen Maria Gorrissen Fellow Fellow
HV9475.M52
365/.9774