First Available Cell: Desegregation of the Texas Prison System

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The research contained in this document was coordinated in part by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Research Agreements #016-R99 and #480-R05. The contents of this publication reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Copyright © 2009 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2009 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to: Permissions University of Texas Press P.O. Box 7819 Austin, TX 78713-7819 www.utexas.edu/utpress/about/bpermission.html ♾ The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997) (Permanence of Paper). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Trulson, Chad R. First available cell : desegregation of the Texas prison system / Chad R. Trulson, James W. Marquart ; foreword by Ben M. Crouch. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-292-71983-5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Prisons—Texas—History. 2. Prison administration—Texas— History. 3. Prisoners—Legal status, laws, etc.—Texas—History. 4. Segregation— Texas—History. I. Marquart, James W. (James Walter), 1954– II. Title. HV9475.T4T78 2009 363′.9764089—dc22 2008053783 This book is dedicated to Dr. George J. Beto, Ein wahrer menschenkenner und mentor The prison is not an autonomous system of power; rather, it is an instrument of the State, shaped by its social environment, and we must keep this simple truth in mind if we are to understand the prison. GResham m. sykes The SocieTy of capTiveS: a STudy of a MaxiMuM SecuriTy priSon (1958) ...