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«The Tombs of the Living»: Prisons and Prison Reform in Liberal Italy
Contributor(s): Coppa, Frank J. (Editor), Carrafiello, Susan B. (Author)

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ISBN: 0820437786     ISBN-13: 9780820437781
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
OUR PRICE: $50.30  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: April 1998
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Penology
- History | Europe - Italy
- Law
Dewey: 365.945
LCCN: 97008537
Series: Studies in Biblical Literature
Physical Information: 138 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Italy
 
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This book surveys prison reform in liberal Italy. Relying on archival and published material, it shows that even as Italian criminologists gained international prominence during the liberal era, the Italian government failed to create an effective national prison system. For economic and social reasons, legislation for prison reform remained, in contemporaries' words, a -dead letter-. Even as late as 1904, the socialist Filippo Turati could justifiably describe Italy's prisons as -tombs of the living-."
 
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