Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
05.07.2026
Verlag
Independently PublishedSeitenzahl
62
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/0,3 cm
Gewicht
98 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798185722350
For more than two hundred years, Kentucky has relied on prisons to punish crime, maintain order, and pursue justice. But behind the walls lies a far more complicated story.
Behind the Bluegrass Walls traces the complete evolution of Kentucky's prison system-from the Commonwealth's first penitentiary in Frankfort in 1800 to the modern correctional complexes and county jails of today. Through meticulous research and compelling narrative, author Joe Clark explores not only the buildings themselves, but the people who lived and worked inside them.
Readers will discover:
- The creation of Kentucky's first penitentiary and the birth of incarceration in the Commonwealth.
- The history of the legendary "Castle on the Cumberland"-the Kentucky State Penitentiary at Eddyville.
- The devastating 1937 flood that ended the Frankfort prison and led to construction of the Kentucky State Reformatory.
- Riots, escapes, executions, inmate violence, and landmark court cases that transformed prison administration.
- The federal lawsuits that forced sweeping reforms throughout Kentucky's correctional system.
- The prison-building boom of the late twentieth century and the growing reliance on county jails.
- The rise of women's incarceration, private prison controversies, and the continuing challenges facing Kentucky's correctional system.
More than a chronology of prisons, this is the story of changing ideas about punishment, rehabilitation, public safety, and justice. It examines how political decisions, economic pressures, and social change shaped the Commonwealth's correctional institutions-and how those institutions, in turn, shaped generations of Kentuckians.
Balanced, thoroughly researched, and written in an engaging narrative style, Behind the Bluegrass Walls offers an unflinching look at one of the least understood chapters of Kentucky history.
Whether you are a student of history, a criminal justice professional, a genealogist, or simply someone fascinated by the hidden stories of the Bluegrass State, this book provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking journey behind the walls that have defined Kentucky's prison system for more than two centuries.
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