The Missouri State Penitentiary
Book Details
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2012
Language: en
Pages: 136
ISBN: 9780826219879
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Description
Asked how the Missouri State Penitentiary compared to other famous prisons, a historian and former prison administrator replied, “ It’s older and meaner.” For 168 years, it was everything other prisons were and more. In TheMissouri State Penitentiary, Jamie Pamela Rasmussen recounts the long and fascinating history of the place, focusing on the stories of inmates and the struggles by prison officials to provide opportunities for reform while keeping costs down.
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HistoryUnited StatesState & LocalMidwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
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