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Genre/Form: | Conference papers and proceedings History Congresses |
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Material Type: | Conference publication |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John W Roberts |
ISBN: | 1879383276 9781879383272 1879383284 9781879383289 |
OCLC Number: | 868936514 |
Notes: | "The essays collected in this volume were first presented at the Conference on the History of Federal Corrections, held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., on March 28, 1991"--Page [xii]. |
Description: | xii, 212 p., [8] p. de pl. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Contents: | 1. Introduction / John W. Roberts. -- 2. At the mercy of the states / Paul W. Keve. -- 3. Banners, brothels and a "ladies seminary": women and federal corrections / Esther Heffernan. -- 4. Alcatraz and Marion: confinement in super maximum custody / David A. Ward. -- 5. The development of classification and programming / Robert B. Levinson. -- 6. The prisoners' mail box and the evolution of federal inmate rights / Ira P. Robinson. -- 7. The evolution of executive management in the Federal Bureau of Prisons / John J. DiIulio, Jr. -- 8. Directors' Panel discussion: correctional issues, past and present / Helen Corrothers & others. -- 9. Researching federal prison history / Constance Potter & Sue McDonough. |
Responsibility: | edited by John W. Roberts ; foreword by Norval Morris. |
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