Democratizing Prisons

By Hans Toch

“In 1924, a town in West Virginia wanted to become the site of the first federal reformatory for women. To attract this prize the town donated 202 acres of prime pasture adjoining a river, a railroad, and a neighboring farm that became available at distress prices.”"

Pre-publication, The Prisonjournal, Vol. T3 No. 1, March 1994 62-12 ©1994 Sage Publications, Inc