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title	:	Prisons in America : A Reference Handbook Contemporary World Issues
author	:	Rafter, Nicole Hahn.; Stanley, Debra.
publisher	:	ABC-CLIO
isbn10 | asin	:	1576071022
print isbn13	:	9781576071021
ebook isbn13	:	9781576072615
language	:	English
subject	Prisons--United States, Corrections--United States, Imprisonment--United States, Punishment--United States, Prisoners--United States, Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
publication date	:	1999
lcc	:	HV9471.R36 1999eb
ddc	:	365/.973
subject	:	Prisons--United States, Corrections--United States, Imprisonment--United States, Punishment--United States, Prisoners--United States, Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.

Page i Prisons in America A Reference Handbook

Page ii Other Titles in ABC-CLIO's CONTEMPORARY WORLD ISSUES Series Affirmative Action, Lynne Eisaguirre AIDS Crisis in America, Second Edition, Eric K. Lerner and Mary Ellen Hombs Censorship, Mary E. Hull Cults in America, James R. Lewis Feminism, Judith Harlan Genetic Engineering, Harry LeVine III Hate Crimes, Donald Altschiller Human Rights, Second Edition, Nina Redman and Lucille Whalen MIAs, Jeanne M. Lesinski Single Parents, Karen L. Kinnear

Page iii Books in the Contemporary World Issues series address vital issues in today's society such as terrorism, sexual harassment, homelessness, AIDS, gambling, animal rights, and air pollution. Written by professional writers, scholars, and nonacademic experts, these books are authoritative, clearly written, up-to-date, and objective. They provide a good starting point for research by high school and college students, scholars, and general readers, as well as by legislators, businesspeople, activists, and others. Each book, carefully organized and easy to use, contains an overview of the subject; a detailed chronology; biographical sketches; facts and data and/or documents and other primary-source material; a directory of organizations and agencies; annotated lists of print and nonprint resources; a glossary; and an index. Readers of books in the Contemporary World Issues series will find the information they need in order to better understand the social, political, environmental, and economic issues facing the world today.

Page v Prisons in America A Reference Handbook Nicole Hahn Rafter and Debra L. Stanley

Page vi Copyright 1999 by Nicole Hahn Rafter and Debra L. Stanley All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rafter, Nicole Hahn-1939 Prisons in America : a reference handbook / Nicole Hahn Rafter, Debra L. Stanley. p. cm.(Contemporary world issues) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57607-102-2 (alk. paper) 1. PrisonsUnited States 2. CorrectionsUnited States. 3. ImprisonmentUnited States. 4. PunishmentUnited States. 5. PrisonersUnited States. 6. PrisonersLegal status, laws, etc.United States. I. Stanley, Debra. II. Title. III. Series. HV9471.R36 1999 365'.973dc21 99-35719 CIP 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ABC-CLIO, Inc. 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America

Page vii Contents Preface xi 1 History of American Prisons 1 Background and Origins 2 The First Penitentiaries 5 The Reformatory Movement 7 The Progressive Era and Its Aftermath 10 Civil Rights, Prisoners' Rights, and the Crumbling of Walls

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