First Available Cell Desegregation of the Texas Prison System

Trulson, Chad R./ Marquart, James W./ Crouch, Ben M. (Foreward By)

ISBN 10: 0292725825 / ISBN 13: 9780292725829

Published by Univ of Texas Pr, 2011

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277 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Available Cell Desegregation of the Texas Prison System
• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0292725825
• ISBN 13: 9780292725829
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.43 kilograms

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Synopsis

Two of Texas's leading experts in criminal justice chronicle the evolution of the Texas prison system from one of the most racially segregated prison systems in America to one of the most desegregated places in American society.

About the Author

Chad R. Trulson is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of North Texas in Denton and the co-author of Juvenile Justice: The System, Process, and Law.

James W. Marquart is Associate Provost and Professor of Criminology at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he also directs the criminology and sociology programs and has co-authored numerous books, including the award-winning The Rope, the Chair, and the Needle: Capital Punishment in Texas, 1923–1990.