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We Are Not Slaves: Rethinking the Rise of Carceral States through the Lens of the Prisoners' Rights Movement.
- Source :
- Journal of American History; Jun2015, Vol. 102 Issue 1, p73-86, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- An essay is presented which discusses the U.S. Southern States prisoners' civil rights movement from the 1960s through the 1990s, commenting on the historiography of mass incarceration in the U.S. (referred to as the carceral state) and the legal struggles of prisoners. An overview of prisoners' lawsuits over their prison conditions, including the Texas prisoner class-action civil rights lawsuit "Ruíz v. Estelle," is provided.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00218723
- Volume :
- 102
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of American History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109013034
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jahist/jav317