Penology for Profit: A History of the Texas Prison System, 1867-1912

by Donald R. Walker

Book Overview

Before the discovery of oil and the advent of Progressivism to Texas, the state dealt with prison overcrowding by leasing convicts and their labor to private industry and funneling the profits into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585440434
• ISBN13: 9781585440436
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"