The Connecticut Prison Association and the Search for Reformatory Justice

The Connecticut Prison Association and the Se...

The Connecticut Prison Association and the Search for Reformatory Justice was written by and Gordon S. Bates. The 560 page book was published by Wesleyan University Press in 2017 with an ISBN 10 of 0819576778. Most books are now available in ebook, pdf and audible formats. If you need more information about this publication, it can be purchased at Amazon.com or Google Books. If the book is older and/or out of print book try to locate a copy on eBay.com. The Connecticut Prison Association and the Search for Reformatory Justice mentions 1 serial killers including Joseph Taborsky. The author Gordon S. Bates has 1 book(s) listed on Killer.Cloud used for the purpose of documenting facts about Serial Killers listed in our database.

Book Summary

The Connecticut Prison Association and the Search for Reformatory Justice looks at the role the Connecticut Prison Association played in the formation of the state’s criminal justice system. Now organized under the name Community Partners in Action (CPA), the Connecticut Prison Association was formed to ameliorate the conditions of criminal defendants and people in prison, improve the discipline and administration of local jails and state prisons, and furnish assistance and encouragement to people returning to their communities after incarceration. The organization took a leading role in prison reform in the state and was instrumental in a number of criminal justice innovations. Gordon S. Bates, former Connecticut Prison Association volunte...