Table of Contents: “…Solitary confinement-from extreme isolation to prison reform -- TWO CENTURIES OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT -- Solitary confinement-effects and practices from the nineteenth century until today -- Global perspectives on solitary confinement-practices and reforms worldwide -- Solitary confinement across borders -- The rise of supermax imprisonment in the United States -- Not isolating isolation -- Torture, solitary confinement, and international law -- II. …”

Subjects: “…United States. Bureau of Prisons Auditing.…”

Subjects:

Subjects: “…United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California.…”

Subjects: “…United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California.…”

Table of Contents:

Table of Contents: “…Edward Livingston and the case for a reformatory system of prison discipline -- 1867 survey of prisons and reformatories of the United States -- Zebulon Brockway : an inovator in penology -- Transactions of the national congresson penitentiary and reformatory prison discipline : adult offenders -- Transactions of the National Congress on penitentiary and reformatory prison discipline : juvenile offenders(1870) -- Transactions of the National Congress on penitentiary and reformatory prison discipline : post-proceedings and discussions -- Nineteenth-century thought on reform and the work of Charles Loring Brace -- Preventable causes of crime -- The establishment of the Elmira Reformatory (1867to1870) -- The first building commission (April 26,1870 to April 3,1872) -- The third building commission (May 29,1873 to May 5,1874) -- Appendix.…”

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Table of Contents: “…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.…”

Table of Contents: “…North America -- 1. Canada -- 2. United States -- pt. 2. Latin America -- 3. Argentina -- 4. …”

Subjects: “…United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California.…”