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Stateville : The Penitentiary in Mass Society (Studies in Crime and Justice)
Stateville The Penitentiary in Mass Society - Studies in Crime and Justice
Author: James B. Jacobs
Stateville penitentiary in Illinois has housed some of Chicago's most infamous criminals and was proclaimed to be "the world's toughest prison" by Joseph Ragen, Stateville's powerful warden from 1936 to 1961. It shares with Attica, San Quentin, and Jackson the notoriety of being one of the maximum security prisons that has shaped the public's co...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226389776
ISBN-10: 0226389774
Publication Date: 9/15/1978
Pages: 300
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
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