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Huntsville Penitentiary

Huntsville Penitentiary - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Theresa Jach, Jim Willett (Foreword by)Publish date:2013-07-01Pages:130
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531667467ISBN-10:1531667465UPC:9781531667467Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, PenologyBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCQMMB53NC
The state of Texas, home to one of the largest prison systems in the country, opened its first penitentiary in 1849. The Walls Unit in Huntsville was the genesis of a prison system that became the home of notorious convicts and the focus of much debate about incarceration and the death penalty in the United States. The Walls Unit housed gunslinger John Wesley Hardin, members of the Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker gang, and infamous drug cartel leader Fred Carrasco. Built using convict labor, the Walls Unit was heralded as a modern approach to incarceration in Texas. The prison dominated the landscape of the town of Huntsville when it was built and remains central to that community today.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531667467ISBN-10:1531667465UPC:9781531667467Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, PenologyBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCQMMB53NC
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

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