books by Esther Heffernan

books by Esther Heffernan

books:

Esther Heffernan

The Intolerable Hulks: British Shipboard Confinement 1776-1857

Charles Campbell

Fenestra Books, 2001

Former Warden Charles Campbell chronicles the birth of for-profit prisons
Before the internet facilitated such an endeavor, Charles Campbell exhaustively researched archives, newspapers and books to tease out the essence of, causes and conditions on British prison ships, post-American revolution. When the American Colonies were no longer ...

Escaping Prison Myths: Selected Topics in the History of Federal Corrections
Paul W. Keve, Esther Heffernan

American University Press, 1994

This book describes and analyzes the key issues in the history of federal corrections in the United States: the origins and development of the first federal prisons; the role of women in federal corrections; the evolution of inmate rights; inmate classification and rehabilitation programs; prison administration and executive management; and the ...