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At Hard Labor: Inmate Labor at the Colorado State Penitentiary, 1871-1940 (American University Studies. Series Ix, History, Vol 137)
Published in Hardcover by Peter Lang Publishing (1993)
Author: Elinor Myers McGinn
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This is an excellent study of Colorado's first prison .
In order to support the prison system which was a philosophy in the 19th century, various methods of prison labor were attempted. This is a thoroughly researched study of the efforts by Colorado. The author has set the struggles for inmate work as opposed to private enterprise and union objections in the context of Colorado's early history. The study covers the period from 1872 to 1940., and is the only one of its kind. For those interested in the paradoxes of incarceration and Colorado's experiences , this is a good study. The author has also included a background of prison labor as tried in the East and then attempted in the West.

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