{"product_id":"texas-tough-the-rise-of-americas-prison-empire-0312680473","title":"Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0312680473\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Perkinson, Robert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the prison business, all roads lead to Texas. A pioneer in criminal justice severity-from assembly-line executions to supermax isolation, from mandatory sentencing to prison privatization-Texas is the most locked-down state in the most incarcerated country in the world. Texas Tough, a sweeping history of American imprisonment from the days of slavery to the present, explains how a plantation-based penal system once dismissed as barbaric became a template for the nation.Drawing on the individual stories as well as authoritative research, Texas Tough reveals the true origins of America's prison juggernaut and points toward a more just and humane future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197188239648,"sku":"NEW0312680473","price":13.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/91TBCi3gSFL.jpg?v=1786961232","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/texas-tough-the-rise-of-americas-prison-empire-0312680473","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}