Mitchel P. Roth is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. He is author of a number of books including Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Greenwood, 2001).

• Alphabetical List of EntriesTopical List of EntriesPrefaceIntroductionChronologyThe EncyclopediaAppendix A: Prison MuseumsAppendix B: Some Famous Prisoners and their Prison HistoryAppendix C: Writings by PrisonersAppendix D: Writings by Prison EmployeesAppendix E: Prison Architects and VisionariesAppendix F: Federal Correctional Institutions (USA)Appendix G: Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of PrisonersAppendix H: Selections from Alcatraz Prison RegulationsAppendix I: National Prison Congress Declaration of PrinciplesAppendix J: The Mutual Welfare LeagueAppendix K: Plan for a Penitentiary Inspection House by Jeremy BenthamAppendix L: Prison Argot/Glossary/SlangAppendix M: French Prison Slang from Devil's IslandAppendix N: Soviet Slang from the GulagsBibliography

Crime and punishment are nearly as old as the world itself, and it is a world view of one element of punishment, incarceration, that Roth presents in this one-volume work. A succinct preface clearly defines organization and methodology of inclusion and exclusion. An introduction offers a brief history of incarceration, and is followed by a chronology from 1900 BCE to 2004 CE. The main body of the work consists of nearly 500 alphabetically arranged, cross-referenced entries ranging in length from a paragraph to several pages; each lists one or more sources. The scope is impressive, covering everything from famous prisons (Alcatraz), famous prisoners (Nelson Mandela), and prison reformers (Dorothea Dix) to prison architecture (panopticon), prison innovations (supermaximum prisons), prison terminology (parole), prison slang (screw), prison organizations (Amnesty International), and much more; especially useful are the more than 200 entries on national prison systems…. This truly unique and valuable resource is well suited and accessible for both research and browsing, and is eminently suitable for academic and larger public libraries. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers.

Mitchel P. Roth is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. He is author of a number of books including Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Greenwood, 2001).

• Alphabetical List of EntriesTopical List of EntriesPrefaceIntroductionChronologyThe EncyclopediaAppendix A: Prison MuseumsAppendix B: Some Famous Prisoners and their Prison HistoryAppendix C: Writings by PrisonersAppendix D: Writings by Prison EmployeesAppendix E: Prison Architects and VisionariesAppendix F: Federal Correctional Institutions (USA)Appendix G: Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of PrisonersAppendix H: Selections from Alcatraz Prison RegulationsAppendix I: National Prison Congress Declaration of PrinciplesAppendix J: The Mutual Welfare LeagueAppendix K: Plan for a Penitentiary Inspection House by Jeremy BenthamAppendix L: Prison Argot/Glossary/SlangAppendix M: French Prison Slang from Devil's IslandAppendix N: Soviet Slang from the GulagsBibliography

Crime and punishment are nearly as old as the world itself, and it is a world view of one element of punishment, incarceration, that Roth presents in this one-volume work. A succinct preface clearly defines organization and methodology of inclusion and exclusion. An introduction offers a brief history of incarceration, and is followed by a chronology from 1900 BCE to 2004 CE. The main body of the work consists of nearly 500 alphabetically arranged, cross-referenced entries ranging in length from a paragraph to several pages; each lists one or more sources. The scope is impressive, covering everything from famous prisons (Alcatraz), famous prisoners (Nelson Mandela), and prison reformers (Dorothea Dix) to prison architecture (panopticon), prison innovations (supermaximum prisons), prison terminology (parole), prison slang (screw), prison organizations (Amnesty International), and much more; especially useful are the more than 200 entries on national prison systems…. This truly unique and valuable resource is well suited and accessible for both research and browsing, and is eminently suitable for academic and larger public libraries. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers.

Mitchel P. Roth is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. He is author of a number of books including Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Greenwood, 2001).

• Alphabetical List of EntriesTopical List of EntriesPrefaceIntroductionChronologyThe EncyclopediaAppendix A: Prison MuseumsAppendix B: Some Famous Prisoners and their Prison HistoryAppendix C: Writings by PrisonersAppendix D: Writings by Prison EmployeesAppendix E: Prison Architects and VisionariesAppendix F: Federal Correctional Institutions (USA)Appendix G: Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of PrisonersAppendix H: Selections from Alcatraz Prison RegulationsAppendix I: National Prison Congress Declaration of PrinciplesAppendix J: The Mutual Welfare LeagueAppendix K: Plan for a Penitentiary Inspection House by Jeremy BenthamAppendix L: Prison Argot/Glossary/SlangAppendix M: French Prison Slang from Devil's IslandAppendix N: Soviet Slang from the GulagsBibliography

Crime and punishment are nearly as old as the world itself, and it is a world view of one element of punishment, incarceration, that Roth presents in this one-volume work. A succinct preface clearly defines organization and methodology of inclusion and exclusion. An introduction offers a brief history of incarceration, and is followed by a chronology from 1900 BCE to 2004 CE. The main body of the work consists of nearly 500 alphabetically arranged, cross-referenced entries ranging in length from a paragraph to several pages; each lists one or more sources. The scope is impressive, covering everything from famous prisons (Alcatraz), famous prisoners (Nelson Mandela), and prison reformers (Dorothea Dix) to prison architecture (panopticon), prison innovations (supermaximum prisons), prison terminology (parole), prison slang (screw), prison organizations (Amnesty International), and much more; especially useful are the more than 200 entries on national prison systems…. This truly unique and valuable resource is well suited and accessible for both research and browsing, and is eminently suitable for academic and larger public libraries. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers.