{"product_id":"alcatraz-the-gangster-years-9780520265967","title":"Alcatraz: The Gangster Years","description":"Al Capone, George \"Machine Gun\" Kelly, Alvin Karpis, \"Dock\" Barker--these were just a few of the legendary \"public enemies\" for whom America's first supermax prison was created. In \u003ci\u003eAlcatraz: The Gangster Years, \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Ward brings their stories to life, along with vivid accounts of the lives of other infamous criminals who passed through the penitentiary from 1934 to 1948. Ward, who enjoyed unprecedented access to FBI, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and Federal Parole records, conducted interviews with one hundred former Alcatraz convicts, guards, and administrators to produce this definitive history of \"The Rock.\" \u003ci\u003eAlcatraz \u003c\/i\u003eis the only book with authoritative answers to questions that have swirled about the prison: How did prisoners cope psychologically with the harsh regime? What provoked the protests and strikes? How did security flaws lead to the sensational escape attempts? And what happened when these \"habitual, incorrigible\" convicts were finally released? By shining a light on the most famous prison in the world, Ward also raises timely questions about today's supermax prisons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David a. Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.60w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520265967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Ward\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Minnesota. He is the coauthor (with Gene Kassebaum) of \u003ci\u003ePrison Treatment and Parole Survival\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor (with Kenneth Schoen) of \u003ci\u003eConfinement in Maximum Custody: New Last-Resort Prisons in the United States and Europe\u003c\/i\u003e. Ward served as consultant to the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on the Judiciary for an investigation at Alcatraz's successor, the Federal Penitentiary at Marion, Illinois, and is a member of a consultant group investigating prison gang policies in the California Department of Corrections. \u003cb\u003eGene Kassebaum\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Hawaii and has also coauthored with Ward, \u003ci\u003eWomen's Prison: Sex and Social Structure.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44319470157939,"sku":"9780520265967","price":36.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c4c6cf1c-823f-4828-804f-3611074d2d9b.jpg?v=1771420035","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/alcatraz-the-gangster-years-9780520265967","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}