Leavenworth Penitentiary
Subtitle: a history of America's oldest federal prision
By: J.H. Johnston
Publisher: J.H. Johnston
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Leavenworth, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
Subjects: History; Prisons; Escapes; Kansas United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth
Description: The title consists of short highly readable accounts on all aspects of the development, construction, history and life inside Leavenworth for both employees and prisoners.
Notes: "With a foreward by Edward F. Rielly, Jr., United States Parole Commisssion Chairman"--Front paper cover.

Leavenworth was the oldest maximum security penitentiary in the Federal Bureau of Prisons until 2005, when its maximum security status was reduced to medium security.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-383) and index (p. 384-400).