Across the country prisons are jammed to capacity and, in extreme cases, barges and mobile homes ...

In 1840, Alexander Maconochie, a privileged retired naval captain, became at his own request supe...

In 1840, Alexander Maconochie, a privileged retired naval captain, became at his own request supe...

The word "e;prison"e; immediately evokes stark images: forbidding walls spiked with watch...

The word 'prison' immediately evokes stark images: forbidding walls spiked with watchtowers; inma...

The mystery does not always end when the crime has been solved. Indeed, the most insolvable probl...

Across the country prisons are jammed to capacity and, in extreme cases, barges and mobile homes ...

- A leading authority on crime and punishment recounts the inspiring life of an early advocate of...

This book describes and analyzes the key issues in the history of federal corrections in the Unit...