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The history of the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg / John W. Roberts, Diana Medina Lasansky, Jeannette Lasansky.

Title
The history of the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg / John W. Roberts, Diana Medina Lasansky, Jeannette Lasansky.
Author
Roberts, John W. (John Walter), 1954-
Publication
Lewisburgh, PA : Union County Historical Society, 2005.

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Additional Authors
  • Lasansky, D. Medina
  • Lasansky, Jeannette.
Description
136 p. ill.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Heritage ; v. 20
Uniform Title
Union County heritage ; v. 20.
Subject
  • Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg (Lewisburg, Pa.) > History
  • Prisons > United States > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Origins of USP Lewisburg / John W. Roberts -- Architecture of redemption: the federal prison at Lewisburg / Diana Medina Lasansky -- Evolution of prison philosophy/ Lois Huffines and Jeannette Lasansky -- Over time: a community within a community / Jeannette Lasansky -- Appendices: Staff of the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg on opening day: November 15, 1932 -- Wardens of the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg -- Bureau of prisons and the penitentiary at Lewisburg statistics -- Renowned prisoners at Lewisburg -- Meetings and programs -- Awards and officers.
ISBN
091712717X (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2005043919
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library