The Crisis of Imprisonment

by Rebecca McLennan

Book Overview

America's prison-based system of punishment has not always enjoyed the widespread political and moral legitimacy it has today. In this groundbreaking reinterpretation of penal history, Rebecca McLennan covers the periods of deep instability, popular protest, and political crisis that characterized early American prisons. She details the debates surrounding prison reform, including the limits of state power, the influence of market forces, the role...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521537835
• ISBN13: 9780521537834
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.8"