Texas Tough - The Rise of America's Prison Empire (Paperback)

In the prison business, all roads lead to Texas. A pioneer in criminal justice severity--from assembly-line executions to supermax isolation, from mandatory sentencing to prison privatization--Texas is the most locked-down state in the most incarcerated country in the world. "Texas Tough," ""a sweeping history of American imprisonment from the days of slavery to the present, explains how a plantation-based penal system once dismissed as barbaric became a template for the nation.

Drawing on the individual stories as well as authoritative research, "Texas Tough" reveals the true origins of America's prison juggernaut and points toward a more just and humane future.

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