The Prison of Democracy : Race, Leavenworth, and the Culture of Law
Built in the 1890s at the center of the nation, Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary was designed specifically to be a replica of the US Capitol Building. But why? The Prison of Democracy explains the political significance of a prison built to mimic one of America's monuments to democracy. Locatin...
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Main Author: | Benson, Sara M. (auth) |
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Format: | Book Chapter |
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University of California Press
2019
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