Unusual punishment : inside the Walla Walla prison, 1970-1985
by
Murray, Christopher, 1948- author.
Title
:
Unusual punishment : inside the Walla Walla prison, 1970-1985
Author
:
Murray, Christopher, 1948- author.
Summary
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"A true story of good intentions gone awry, violence, courage and transformation, Unusual Punishment traces the journey of one prison from order to chaos and back again"--Provided by publisher.
Contents
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Part 1. Super custody -- The prison -- The men -- The warden -- The reformers -- Part 2. Changes -- The education of Bobby Rhay -- Superagency -- The four reforms -- The Christmas strike -- New beginnings -- Rhay takes charge -- Making history -- Unintended consequences -- Red flags -- Under the radar -- Part 3. Descent -- California connection -- Capitulation -- Harvey -- Lines in the sand -- Parallel tracks -- The third floor -- The goon squad -- Power shift -- Abdication -- B.J. Rhay's final chapter -- Part 4. Nadir -- Vinzant -- Prison management -- Rules to live by -- The wastebasket caper -- Spring cleaning -- The MAS banquet -- "A little guard" -- Post mortem -- War -- Dysfunction -- The party's over -- The midnight express -- Power vacuum -- Cross -- Shakedown -- Saturday night live -- Breakdown -- A victory of sorts -- Dog days of summer -- Hoptowit -- Political fallout -- Part 6. Transformation -- A department is born -- First steps -- Kautzky -- Building blocks -- IMU -- Three years later -- Afterword -- Appendix A: Persons mentioned -- Appendix B: Persons interviewed, and interview dates.
Physical Description
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xvi, [2], 312 pages : illustrations, chart ; 23 cm
Corporate Subject
:
Washington State Penitentiary -- History -- 20th century.
Subject Term
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Prisoners -- Washington (State) -- Walla Walla -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Prisoners -- Civil rights -- Washington (State) -- Walla Walla -- History -- 20th century.
Prison violence -- Washington (State) -- Walla Walla -- History -- 20th century.
Prison wardens -- Washington (State) -- Walla Walla -- History -- 20th century.
Prison reformers -- Washington (State) -- Walla Walla -- History -- 20th century.
Social change -- Washington (State) -- Walla Walla -- History -- 20th century.
Publisher
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Washington State University Press,
Publication Date
:
2016
ISBN
:
9780874223347
9780874223392
Publication Information
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Pullman, Washington : Washington State University Press, 2016.
Call Number
:
365 MURRAY
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