Rebecca M. McLennan, The Crisis of Imprisonment: Protest, Politics, and the Making of the American Penal State, 1776–1941, New York, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Pp. 505. 24.99 paper (ISBN 978–0–521–53783–4).

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Rebecca M. McLennan, The Crisis of Imprisonment: Protest, Politics, and the Making of the American Penal State, 1776–1941, New York, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Pp. 505. $75 cloth (ISBN 978-0-521-83096-6); $24.99 paper (ISBN 978–0–521–53783–4).

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Information: Law and History Review , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , Fall 2009 , pp. 692 - 694

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Rebecca M. McLennan, The Crisis of Imprisonment: Protest, Politics, and the Making of the American Penal State, 1776–1941, New York, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Pp. 505. $75 cloth (ISBN 978-0-521-83096-6); $24.99 paper (ISBN 978–0–521–53783–4).

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