Tall Walls and High Fences, 12: Officers and Offenders, the Texas Prison Story

by Richard K Alford and Bob Alexander

Texas has one of the world's largest prison systems, in operation for more than 170 years and currently employing more than 28,000 people. Hundreds of thousands of people have been involved in the prison business in Texas: inmates, correctional officers, public officials, private industry representatives, and volunteers have all entered the secure facilities and experienced a different world. Previous books on Texas prisons have focused either...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574418076
• ISBN13: 9781574418071
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"