{"product_id":"texas-tough-robert-perkinson-9780312680473","title":"Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the prison business, all roads lead to Texas. A pioneer in criminal justice severity--from assembly-line executions to supermax isolation, from mandatory sentencing to prison privatization--Texas is the most locked-down state in the most incarcerated country in the world. \u003ci\u003eTexas Tough\u003c\/i\u003e, a sweeping history of American imprisonment from the days of slavery to the present, explains how a plantation-based penal system once dismissed as barbaric became a template for the nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the individual stories as well as authoritative research, \u003ci\u003eTexas Tough\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the true origins of America's prison juggernaut and points toward a more just and humane future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Perkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312680473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312680473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/28\/2010 pg. 28","brand":"Robert Perkinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987287343359,"sku":"9780312680473","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_827775e0-3d96-405a-a883-8d718e12031b.jpg?v=1683288081","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/texas-tough-robert-perkinson-9780312680473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}