When the prisoners ran Walpole
Subtitle: a true story in the movement for prison abolition
By: by Jamie Bissonette.
Publisher: South End Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780896087705
Subjects: Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole -- History -- 20th century.; Prisoners -- Massachusetts.; Labor unions -- Massachusetts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Preamble: constructing punishment in Massachusetts; title: Confronting the moral dilemma of Massachusetts prisons: Francis Sargent and his administration; title: The new commissioner: from corrections to abolition; title: The beginning: constructing corrections in Massachusetts; title: Resistance, rebellion, and declaration: creating a culture of resistance; title: Dynamic and determined: the National Prisoners Reform Association; Walpole chapter; title: The struggle for voice and sovereignty: the NPRA negotiates power; title: Stealing time: the NPRA takes over; title: Soul contraband: observers witness terror and change; title: Readjustment and resistance: the state police takeback; title: The struggle for existence: lights out on reform?; title: Those who dared: the promise of abolition; title: Reflections in retrospect: lessons learned; title: Endnotes; title: Index; title: About the author; title: About SEP.