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Huntsville Penitentiary

By Theresa , Texas. State Penitentiary at Huntsville;Jach

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN
9780738599618, 9781439643570, 1439643571
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
27 MB (28470352 bytes)
Series
Images of America
Pages
(127 pages) : illustrations, plans, portraits\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Prisoners;Prisoners--Texas--Huntsville;Prisons;Pri

Description

The state of Texas, home to one of the largest prison systems in the country, opened its first penitentiary in 1849. The Walls Unit in Huntsville was the genesis of a prison system that became the home of notorious convicts and the focus of much debate about incarceration and the death penalty in the United States. The Walls Unit housed gunslinger John Wesley Hardin, members of the Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker gang, and infamous drug cartel leader Fred Carrasco. Built using convict labor, the Walls Unit was heralded as a modern approach to incarceration in Texas. The prison dominated the landscape of the town of Huntsville when it was built and remains central to that community today.;The prison and convicts -- Prison employees, their families, and homes -- Infamous inmates -- Convict work -- Convict leisure -- Prison rodeo.

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