An edition of Alcatraz, America's Devil's Island (2008)

Alcatraz, America's Devil's Island

the gangster years

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Alcatraz, America's Devil's Island
Ward, David A., Ward, David A.
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An edition of Alcatraz, America's Devil's Island (2008)

Alcatraz, America's Devil's Island

the gangster years

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Part I, Alcatraz from 1934 to 1948. The federal government's war on "public enemies"--A new form of imprisonment -- Selecting the "worst of the worst" -- The program -- Organized resistance : a regime tested -- Finding a hole in the rock : the first escape attempts -- Alcatraz on trial -- The war years -- The battle of Alcatraz -- Part II, Life on the rock for resisters and public enemies. Resistance and adaptation -- Outlaws among outlaws -- Celebrity prisoners -- Part III, Alcatraz as as experiment in penal policy. Return to the free world -- Lessons from Alcatraz for supermax prisons.

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University of California Press
Language
English
Pages
548

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Subjects

History, Prisons, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California, United states penitentiary, alcatraz island, california, Prisons, united states, California, history

Places

Alcatraz Island, Alcatraz Island (Calif.), California
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Alcatraz, America's Devil's Island: the gangster years
2008, University of California Press
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Table of Contents

The federal government's war on public enemies
A new form of imprisonment
Selecting the "worst of the worst"
The "program"
Organized resistance : a regime tested
Finding a hole in the rock : the first escape attempts
Alcatraz on trial
The war years
The battle of alcatraz
Resistance and adaptation
Outlaws among outlaws : individual resisters
Celebrity prisoners
Return to the free world
Lessons from alcatraz for "supermax" prisons.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Berkeley

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
365/.979461
Library of Congress
HV9474.A53 A46 2008, HV9474.A53A46 2008, HV9474.A53 W37 2009, HV9474.A53 W37 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
548

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OL16865302M
ISBN 13
9780520256071
LCCN
2008021232
OCLC/WorldCat
228300841
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8307261
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6138680

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