Alcatraz-- the history of an island prison : from the development to an American myth /

This study provides the only available chronologically complete history of Alcatraz Island. It challenges many commonly held assumptions about Alcatraz as a prison for dangerous criminals.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Raaphorst, Donna L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2011.
Temas:
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California > History.
Military Prison at Alcatraz Island, California > History.
Military Prison at Alcatraz Island, California.
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California.
Prisons > California > Alcatraz Island > History.
Prisons > Californie > Alcatraz > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Prisons.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.) > History.
California > Alcatraz Island.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / by John Holian
  • Mythical Alcatraz
  • Discovery : twenty-two acres of barren rock
  • The United States Army takes over
  • The transition from post to prison
  • A new type of prison for a new age
  • The heart of the myth : a statistical analysis of the inmates
  • Colorful inmates
  • Life on the island for two different populations
  • Escape from Alcatraz
  • The end of an era
  • Native American takeover
  • Alcatraz today.

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