Walker, Donald R.  1941- <br/><br/>
Penology for profit :  a history of the Texas prison system, 1867-1912 / 
by Donald R. Walker. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - College Station :  Texas A & M University Press,  �1988. 
 - 1 online resource (216 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Texas A & M southwestern studies ;  no. 7 .
 - Texas A & M southwestern studies ;  no. 7. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-209) and index. 
<br/><br/> Background to Leasing: The Early Years of the Texas Penitentiary --  Early Failures, 1867-1878 --  The Successful Lease, 1878-1883 --  The State as Lessor, 1883-1912 --  The Prisoner's Lot --  The Powers That Were: Leadership of the Prison System --  The End of Leasing --  The Texas Experience in Perspective. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0585174709 9780585174709 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Convict labor--History.--Texas<br/>Prisonniers--Travail--Histoire.--Texas<br/>Travaux forc�es--Histoire.--Texas<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Penology.<br/>Convict labor.<br/>Penologie.<br/>Gevangeniswezen.<br/>Dwangarbeid.<br/>Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency.<br/>Social Welfare & Social Work.<br/>Social Sciences.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Texas.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>History.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV8929.T42  / W34 1988eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>365/.65/09764