Journey from the gallows
Subtitle: historical evolution of the penal philosophies and practices in the Nation's Capital
By: Mary Hostetler Oakey ; edited by Belinda Swanson.
Contributors: Swanson, Belinda.
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of -- Washington (D.C.) -- History.; Corrections -- Washington (D.C.) -- History.; Prisons -- Washington (D.C.) -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.