Jails in the Early American Republic
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Recent state-level penal policy reforms have the potential to shift the burden of incarceration to local jails. We argue that such transcarceration is not a new phenomenon, but rather, is a persistent aspect of incarceration in the United States. In this article, we provide an historical analysis of jails in the Early American Republic (1790-1850), including their role expansion to include felon and misdemeanant incarceration, their role contraction alongside the development of institutions for various special populations, and their enduring function as a site of “rabble” management.
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2016 ◽
Vol 90
(3)
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pp. 405-429
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2020 ◽
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1989 ◽
Vol 16
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pp. 119-153
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