Prisons and the American Conscience: A History of U.S. Federal Corrections

by Paul W. Keve and Professor Emeritus Paul W. Keve

Book Overview

In tracing the evolution of federal imprisonment, Paul W. Keve emphasizes the ways in which corrections history has been affected by and is reflective of other trends in the political and cultural life of the United States.

The federal penal system has undergone substantial evolution over two hundred years. Keve divides this evolutionary process into three phases. During the first phase, from 1776 through the end of the nineteenth century,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809317109
• ISBN13: 9780809317103
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"