Locked Up: A History of the U.S. Prison System

by Laura B. Edge

In the 1700s, New England colonists used public humiliation, torture, and hanging to punish moral crimes like kissing on a Sunday or skipping church. Jails were filled with rats and disease, and prisoners had to pay for food and blankets. Yet jails didn't turn out to be much of a deterrent. the number of crimes exploded as the population increased and cities grew larger. Over the centuries, American prison reformers have tried to find a way to end...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822587505
• ISBN13: 9780822587507
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Twentyfirst Century Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10