First Available Cell: Desegregation of the Texas Prison System

by Chad R. Trulson and James W. Marquart

Book Overview

Decades after the U.S. Supreme Court and certain governmental actions struck down racial segregation in the larger society, American prison administrators still boldly adhered to discriminatory practices. Not until 1975 did legislation prohibit racial segregation and discrimination in Texas prisons. However, vestiges of this practice endured behind prison walls. Charting the transformation from segregation to desegregation in Texas prisons-which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292725825
• ISBN13: 9780292725829
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"