Behind the Walls
Subtitle: A Guide for Families and Friends of Texas Prison Inmates (North Texas Crime and Criminal Justice Series, 1)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: November 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781574411539
Subjects: Prisons; Social Science; Prison administration; Sociology; Texas; Criminology; Interpersonal Relations; Penology; Sociology - General; Prisoners
First sentence: Since October 1, 1849, when a horse thief became the first person to be held in the state's custody instead of by local law enforcement, Huntsville has been synonymous with Texas prisons.