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Author: Ruth Massingill Publisher: Peter Lang ISBN: 9780820488905 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 284
Book Description
Prison City looks beneath the placid surface of Huntsville, Texas, execution capital of the world, and sheds light on controversial issues usually hidden behind penitentiary walls. The authors draw on a multitude of voices from the community surrounding the prison - from inmates and guards to neighboring residents and local politicians - to reflect on questions of crime and punishment, vengeance, and forgiveness. We see how the sophisticated communication techniques employed by inmates, information officers, and community leaders shape opinions in the small towns where prisons are a principal industry. The poignant, evocative stories that run throughout the book highlight the incarcerated population's increasing influence in the political, cultural, and economic landscape in the United States. Most of all, Prison City offers opportunities to understand why the Texas justice system has become a global metaphor for incarceration and capital punishment.
Author: Ruth Massingill Publisher: Peter Lang ISBN: 9780820488905 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 284
Book Description
Prison City looks beneath the placid surface of Huntsville, Texas, execution capital of the world, and sheds light on controversial issues usually hidden behind penitentiary walls. The authors draw on a multitude of voices from the community surrounding the prison - from inmates and guards to neighboring residents and local politicians - to reflect on questions of crime and punishment, vengeance, and forgiveness. We see how the sophisticated communication techniques employed by inmates, information officers, and community leaders shape opinions in the small towns where prisons are a principal industry. The poignant, evocative stories that run throughout the book highlight the incarcerated population's increasing influence in the political, cultural, and economic landscape in the United States. Most of all, Prison City offers opportunities to understand why the Texas justice system has become a global metaphor for incarceration and capital punishment.
Author: Evonne Freeman Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1499077246 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 156
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This is the life story of a brave, anointed woman. I am very kind, loving, trustworthy, a lady that loves to pray, very forgiving toward others, very humble and loves to help people. I am one who repents daily. I really love the Lord. I received Christ at an early age. In 1985, I got filled with the Holy Spirit. I thank God for this beautiful life in Him. A lot of things were stolen from me, but I would not give the devil my peace and joy. The world didn't give it, and the world can't take it away. I love this peace and joy that the Lord has given me. Through all the trials, tribulations, and the storms, it was rough, but I refused to let the storm get in me. I overcame it all through Christ Jesus. I have the favor of God in my life. Without Him, I am nothing. I don't portray myself as a perfect woman because I made mistakes. My family and I didn't deserve to be treated like this. We weren't bothering anybody. This is what happens when people lie on you and it gets out of control. Someone could have gotten killed. I hope no other family has to go through anything like this. I am a single mother of three grown sons. We are very close.
Author: Mitchel P. Roth Publisher: University of North Texas Press ISBN: 1574416529 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 449
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Convict Cowboys is the first book on the nation’s first prison rodeo, which ran from 1931 to 1986. At its apogee the Texas Prison Rodeo drew 30,000 spectators on October Sundays. Mitchel P. Roth portrays the Texas Prison Rodeo against a backdrop of Texas history, covering the history of rodeo, the prison system, and convict leasing, as well as important figures in Texas penology including Marshall Lee Simmons, O.B. Ellis, and George J. Beto, and the changing prison demimonde. Over the years the rodeo arena not only boasted death-defying entertainment that would make professional cowboys think twice, but featured a virtual who’s who of American popular culture. Readers will be treated to stories about numerous American and Texas folk heroes, including Western film stars ranging from Tom Mix to John Wayne, and music legends such as Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Through extensive archival research Roth introduces readers to the convict cowboys in both the rodeo arena and behind prison walls, giving voice to a legion of previously forgotten inmate cowboys who risked life and limb for a few dollars and the applause of free-world crowds.
Author: Michael Morton Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1476756848 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 304
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“A devastating and infuriating book, more astonishing than any legal thriller by John Grisham” (The New York Times) about a young father who spent twenty-five years in prison for a crime he did not commit…and his eventual exoneration and return to life as a free man. On August 13, 1986, just one day after his thirty-second birthday, Michael Morton went to work at his usual time. By the end of the day, his wife Christine had been savagely bludgeoned to death in the couple’s bed—and the Williamson County Sherriff’s office in Texas wasted no time in pinning her murder on Michael, despite an absolute lack of physical evidence. Michael was swiftly sentenced to life in prison for a crime he had not committed. He mourned his wife from a prison cell. He lost all contact with their son. Life, as he knew it, was over. Drawing on his recollections, court transcripts, and more than 1,000 pages of personal journals he wrote in prison, Michael recounts the hidden police reports about an unidentified van parked near his house that were never pursued; the bandana with the killer’s DNA on it, that was never introduced in court; the call from a neighboring county reporting the attempted use of his wife’s credit card, which was never followed up on; and ultimately, how he battled his way through the darkness to become a free man once again. “Even for readers who may feel practically jaded about stories of injustice in Texas—even those who followed this case closely in the press—could do themselves a favor by picking up Michael Morton’s new memoir…It is extremely well-written [and] insightful” (The Austin Chronicle). Getting Life is an extraordinary story of unfathomable tragedy, grave injustice, and the strength and courage it takes to find forgiveness.
Author: Jeff Littlejohn Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738571331 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
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Huntsville is one of the oldest and most revered cities in the Lone Star State. Founded in the mid-1830s as Texans won their independence from Mexico, Huntsville became the home of Sam Houston--the first president of the Republic of Texas and later governor of the state. Nestled among the lakes and trees of the eastern piney woods, Huntsville emerged as a vital center of education and justice in the late 19th century. Today the city remains a vibrant, growing community known for a few of its largest employers, including Sam Houston State University and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author: Ruth Massingill
Author: Ruth Massingill
Author: William T. Harper
Author: Evonne Freeman
Author: Huntsville (Tex.)
Author: Huntsville (Tex.)
Author: Mitchel P. Roth
Author: Melinda Rankin
Author: Michael Morton
Author: Jeff Littlejohn
Author: Workman Publishing