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AUSTIN MACCORMICK: A CHAMPION FOR TEXAS PRISONERS.
- Source :
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Journal of South Texas . Spring2020, Vol. 34 Issue 1, p38-49. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The article offers information of Austin Harbutt MacCormick who may be best known in Texas for conducting a comprehensive survey of the Texas Prison System in 1944. Topics discussed include the sweeping reforms that followed his survey revitalized Texas penitentiaries and the manner in which prisoners were supervised; and 1974 Carasco Siege of the Huntsville Unit and the Ruiz lawsuits in the 1980s often overshadow Austin MacCormick's story.
- Subjects :
- *PRISONERS
*JUVENILE offenders
*PRISON reform
*CAREER development
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10999310
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of South Texas
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149798391