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)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: University of California Press 2019
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