The Politics of Punishment
The Politics of Punishment: A Critical Analysis of Prisons in America by Erik Olin Wright, Harper Colophon Books 1973
With contributions from Robert Barber, Brian Glick, Thomas Lopez Meneweather, John Pallas, Eve Pell, Frank L. Rundle, James F. Smith and Fay Stender.
“An important contribution to the literature on prisons. More than a valuable inside look at American prisons, The Politics of Punishment is and exceptionally lucid exposition from the radical point of view.”—Jessica Mitford
“The book revolves around two broad issues: the internal operation of prisons in the United States and the political reality of prisons with respect to society at large. Certain chapters discuss these issues in theoretical terms; others are descriptive and concrete. I have attempted to construct a book which will be useful both to students who are interested int he conceptual issues of punishment and to general readers who are more interested in learning about what goes on inside American prisons.”—Erik Olin Wright in the Preface
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Part I: CRIME AND ITS PUNISHMENT, by Erik Olin Wright
Chapter 1. The Meaning of Crime
Chapter 2. The Punishment of Crime
Chapter 3. The Rehabilitation Prison Model
Part II: SAN QUENTIN PRISON: A PORTRAIT OF CONTRADICTIONS, by Erik Olin Wright
Chapter 4. General Features of San Quentin Prison
Chapter 5. San Quentin Prison as seen by the prison officials
Chapter 6 – 1 / Chapter 6 – 2. San Quentin Prison as seen by the prisoners
Chapter 7. Liberal Totalitarianism in Prisons
Part III: TROUBLES AT SOLEDAD
Chapter 8. The roots of violence at Soledad, by Frank Rundle
Chapter 9. A Chronicle of three years in the hole, by Thomas Lopez Meneweather
Chapter 10. The Soledad Seven: attempted murder in Monterrey, by Eve Pell
Chapter 11. Violence and Lawlessness at Soledad, by Fay Stender
Part IV. CHALLENGES TO THE SYSTEM
Chapter 12. From Riot to Revolution, by John Pallas and Robert Barber
Chapter 13. Prison reform through the legislature, by James F. Smith
Chapter 14. Change through the courts, by Brian Glick
Chapter 15. Prison reform and Radical Change, by Erik Olin Wright
