Prisons And Punishment In Texas
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Prisons And Punishment In Texas
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Author : Hannah Thurston
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-06-20
Prisons And Punishment In Texas written by Hannah Thurston and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-20 with Social Science categories.
This book explores the identity of Texas as a state with a large and severe penal system. It does so by assessing the narratives at work in Texas museums and tourist sites associated with prisons and punishment. In such cultural institutions, complex narratives are presented, which show celebratory stories of Texan toughness in the penal sphere, as well as poignant stories about the witnessing of executions, comical stories that normalize the harsher aspects of Texan punishment, and presentations about prison officers who have lost their lives in the war on crime. In analysing these representations, the book shows that Texan history plays an important role in the production of Texan self-identity, and that to understand the Texan commitment to harsh punishment we must be prepared to focus on Texan myths and memories. Prisons and Punishment in Texas draws on diverse interdisciplinary work, including criminology, cultural studies about Southern values, as well as research on cultural memory and dark tourism. Museums are shown to be under-researched sites of criminological significance, which offer rich evidence through which penal imaginaries and the cultural role of punishment can be explored. The book will be of great interest to criminologists as well as scholars of sociology, cultural studies, museum studies and politics.
Prison City
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Author : Ruth Massingill
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2007
Prison City written by Ruth Massingill and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Prison City looks beneath the placid surface of Huntsville, Texas, execution capital of the world, and sheds light on controversial issues usually hidden behind penitentiary walls. The authors draw on a multitude of voices from the community surrounding the prison - from inmates and guards to neighboring residents and local politicians - to reflect on questions of crime and punishment, vengeance, and forgiveness. We see how the sophisticated communication techniques employed by inmates, information officers, and community leaders shape opinions in the small towns where prisons are a principal industry. The poignant, evocative stories that run throughout the book highlight the incarcerated population's increasing influence in the political, cultural, and economic landscape in the United States. Most of all, Prison City offers opportunities to understand why the Texas justice system has become a global metaphor for incarceration and capital punishment.
Lethal Injection
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Author : Jonathan R. Sorensen
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2013-08-26
Lethal Injection written by Jonathan R. Sorensen and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-26 with Social Science categories.
Few state issues have attracted as much controversy and national attention as the application of the death penalty in Texas. In the years since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, Texas has led the nation in passing death sentences and executing prisoners. The vigor with which Texas has implemented capital punishment has, however, raised more than a few questions. Why has Texas been so fervent in pursuing capital punishment? Has an aggressive death penalty produced any benefits? Have dangerous criminals been deterred? Have rights been trampled in the process and, most importantly, have innocents been executed? These important questions form the core of Lethal Injection: Capital Punishment in Texas during the Modern Era. This book is the first comprehensive empirical study of Texas's system of capital punishment in the modern era. Jon Sorensen and Rocky Pilgrim use a wealth of information gathered from formerly confidential prisoner records and a variety of statistical sources to test and challenge traditional preconceptions concerning racial bias, deterrence, guilt, and the application of capital punishment in this state. The results of their balanced analysis may surprise many who have followed the recent debate on this important issue.
Texas Tough
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Author : Robert Perkinson
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2010-03-11
Texas Tough written by Robert Perkinson and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-11 with Social Science categories.
A vivid history of America's biggest, baddest prison system and how it came to lead the nation's punitive revolution In the prison business, all roads lead to Texas. The most locked-down state in the nation has led the way in criminal justice severity, from assembly-line executions to isolation supermaxes, from prison privatization to sentencing juveniles as adults. Texas Tough, a sweeping history of American imprisonment from the days of slavery to the present, shows how a plantation-based penal system once dismissed as barbaric became the national template. Drawing on convict accounts, official records, and interviews with prisoners, guards, and lawmakers, historian Robert Perkinson reveals the Southern roots of our present-day prison colossus. While conventional histories emphasize the North's rehabilitative approach, he shows how the retributive and profit-driven regime of the South ultimately triumphed. Most provocatively, he argues that just as convict leasing and segregation emerged in response to Reconstruction, so today's mass incarceration, with its vast racial disparities, must be seen as a backlash against civil rights. Illuminating for the first time the origins of America's prison juggernaut, Texas Tough points toward a more just and humane future.
Penal System In Texas
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Author : Source Wikipedia
language : en
Publisher: University-Press.org
Release Date : 2013-09
Penal System In Texas written by Source Wikipedia and has been published by University-Press.org this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: Capital punishment in Texas, Prisoners and detainees of Texas, Prisons in Texas, Nidal Malik Hasan, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Warren Jeffs, Texas Youth Commission, Allan B. Polunsky Unit, Texas Moratorium Network, South Park Mexican, Old Sparky, Carl Eugene Watts, Ellis Unit, Eastham Unit, Herrera v. Collins, Cornelius Dupree, Mountain View Unit, Tennard v. Dretke, List of Texas state prisons, Bigby v. Dretke, James V. Allred Unit, T. Don Hutto Residential Center, Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana, Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop, Texas Students Against the Death Penalty, French M. Robertson Unit, Michael Graczyk, Terry Hornbuckle, Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville, Pam Lychner Unit, Anthony Massingill, Joe Kegans Unit, Federal Correctional Institution, Three Rivers, Uncensored from Texas Death Row, Abdul Latif Sharif, Dalhart Unit, United States Penitentiary, Beaumont, Port Isabel Detention Center, Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Worth, Ferguson Unit, Garza East Unit, Garza West Unit, John B. Connally Unit, Federal Correctional Institution, La Tuna, Federal Detention Center, Houston, Jester State Prison Farm, The Rope, the Chair, and the Needle: Capital Punishment in Texas, 1923-1990.
Theories Of Punishment
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Author : Helen Clarke Molanphy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Theories Of Punishment written by Helen Clarke Molanphy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Criminal justice, Administration of categories.
Rules Regulations And By Laws For The Government And Discipline Of The Texas State Penitentiaries At Huntsville And Rusk Texas
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Author : Texas Penitentiary Board
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
Rules Regulations And By Laws For The Government And Discipline Of The Texas State Penitentiaries At Huntsville And Rusk Texas written by Texas Penitentiary Board and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
Providing a detailed guide to the administration of the Texas State Penitentiaries in the late 19th century, this volume offers a fascinating glimpse into the workings of the prison system at the time. From regulations governing inmate behavior to guidelines for the use of corporal punishment, this work is an invaluable resource for scholars of criminal justice and penology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
First Available Cell
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Author : Chad R. Trulson
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
First Available Cell written by Chad R. Trulson and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Social Science categories.
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 resulted in Texas prisons becoming one of the most desegregated places in America—First Available Cell chronicles the pivotal steps in the process, including prison director George J. Beto's 1965 decision to allow inmates of different races to co-exist in the same prison setting, defying Southern norms. The authors also clarify the significant impetus for change that emerged in 1972, when a Texas inmate filed a lawsuit alleging racial segregation and discrimination in the Texas Department of Corrections. Perhaps surprisingly, a multiracial group of prisoners sided with the TDC, fearing that desegregated housing would unleash racial violence. Members of the security staff also feared and predicted severe racial violence. Nearly two decades after the 1972 lawsuit, one vestige of segregation remained in place: the double cell. Revealing the aftermath of racial desegregation within that 9 x 5 foot space, First Available Cell tells the story of one of the greatest social experiments with racial desegregation in American history.
Prison Farms Walls And Society
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Author : Paul Michael Lucko
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Prison Farms Walls And Society written by Paul Michael Lucko and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Convict labor categories.
Behind The Walls
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Author : Jorge Antonio Renaud
language : en
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Release Date : 2002
Behind The Walls written by Jorge Antonio Renaud and has been published by University of North Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Family & Relationships categories.
Written by a Texas inmate trained as a reporter, this book gives practical advice on how inmates live, eat, play, work, and die in the Texas prison system. It spotlights the day-to-day workings of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice--what's good, what's bad, which programs work and which ones do not, and examines if practice really follows official policy. "While the book is meant to be a primer for those with loved ones in prison, it should be required reading for any attorney involved in criminal law."--Texas Lawyer de Novo Magazine