A Prison in the Woods: Environment and Incarceration in New York's North Country

by Clarence Jefferson Hall

Book Overview

Since the mid-nineteenth century, Americans have known the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York as a site of industrial production, a place to heal from disease, and a sprawling outdoor playground that must be preserved in its wild state. Less well known, however, has been the area's role in hosting a network of state and federal prisons. A Prison in the Woods traces the planning, construction, and operation of penitentiaries in five Adirondack...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625345364
• ISBN13: 9781625345363
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"