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First Available Cell : Desegregation of the Texas Prison System by Chad R. Trulson and James W. Marquart (2009, Trade Paperback)

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Decades after the. Not until 1975 did legislation prohibit racial segregation and discrimination in Texas prisons. However, vestiges of this practice endured behind prison walls. Nearly two decades after the 1972 lawsuit, one vestige of segregation remained in place: the double cell.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Texas Press

ISBN-100292725825

ISBN-139780292725829

eBay Product ID (ePID)99519931

Product Key Features

Number of Pages328 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFirst Available Cell : Desegregation of the Texas Prison System

Publication Year2009

SubjectDiscrimination & Race Relations, Penology, Criminology

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science

AuthorChad R. Trulson, James W. Marquart

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight15 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"This book fills a critical niche, providing an engaging story of an important set of events. The desegregation lessons learned have wide applicability." Sheldon Ekland-Olson, University of Texas at Austin

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal363/.9764089

Table Of ContentForeword Acknowledgments Introduction From Segregation to Desegregation in Texas Prisons: A Timeline Part I. The Outside Chapter 1. Broken Barriers Chapter 2. An Institutional Fault Line Chapter 3. 18,000 Days Part II. The Inside Chapter 4. The Color Line Persists Chapter 5. Cracks in the Color Line Chapter 6. Full Assault on the Color Line Chapter 7. The Color Line Breaks Chapter 8. 7,000 Days Later Chapter 9. Life in the First Available Cell Part III. A Colorless Society? Chapter 10. The Most Unlikely Place Select Bibliography Index

SynopsisDecades after the U.S. Supreme Court and certain governmental actions struck down racial segregation in the larger society, American prison administrators still boldly adhered to discriminatory practices. Not until 1975 did legislation prohibit racial segregation and discrimination in Texas prisons. However, vestiges of this practice endured behind prison walls. Charting the transformation from segregation to desegregation in Texas prisons--which resulted in Texas prisons becoming one of the most desegregated places in America--First Available Cell chronicles the pivotal steps in the process, including prison director George J. Beto's 1965 decision to allow inmates of different races to co-exist in the same prison setting, defying Southern norms. The authors also clarify the significant impetus for change that emerged in 1972, when a Texas inmate filed a lawsuit alleging racial segregation and discrimination in the Texas Department of Corrections. Perhaps surprisingly, a multiracial group of prisoners sided with the TDC, fearing that desegregated housing would unleash racial violence. Members of the security staff also feared and predicted severe racial violence. Nearly two decades after the 1972 lawsuit, one vestige of segregation remained in place: the double cell. Revealing the aftermath of racial desegregation within that 9 x 5 foot space, First Available Cell tells the story of one of the greatest social experiments with racial desegregation in American history., Two of Texas?s leading experts in criminal justice chronicle the evolution of the Texas prison system from one of the most racially segregated prison systems in America to one of the most desegregated places in American society., Decades after the U.S. Supreme Court and certain governmental actions struck down racial segregation in the larger society, American prison administrators still boldly adhered to discriminatory practices. Not until 1975 did legislation prohibit racial segregation and discrimination in Texas prisons. However, vestiges of this practice endured behind prison walls. Charting the transformation from segregation to desegregation in Texas prisons--which resulted in Texas prisons becoming one of the most desegregated places in America-- First Available Cell chronicles the pivotal steps in the process, including prison director George J. Beto's 1965 decision to allow inmates of different races to co-exist in the same prison setting, defying Southern norms. The authors also clarify the significant impetus for change that emerged in 1972, when a Texas inmate filed a lawsuit alleging racial segregation and discrimination in the Texas Department of Corrections. Perhaps surprisingly, a multiracial group of prisoners sided with the TDC, fearing that desegregated housing would unleash racial violence. Members of the security staff also feared and predicted severe racial violence. Nearly two decades after the 1972 lawsuit, one vestige of segregation remained in place: the double cell. Revealing the aftermath of racial desegregation within that 9 x 5 foot space, First Available Cell tells the story of one of the greatest social experiments with racial desegregation in American history.

LC Classification NumberHV9475.T4T78 2011