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A Narrative Journey Through Inmate Identities

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This is the final chapter in a trio of chapters which have sought to shed some light on different aspects of the Texan punishment story. In the previous two chapters we discovered boastful stories about the size of the Texan Correctional Institutions Department; sad stories about those who have lost their lives fighting in the war on crime; nostalgic stories about Old Sparky and riding the thunderbolt; impressive stories of modernisation and painful stories of grief and loss. However, what we have yet to look at in any great detail are the inmates themselves, and the institution in which they reside. This final chapter of Part III will thus consider the stories the museums and tour guides tell about the character of prisoners and the nature of prison.

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    Hannah Thurston

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Thurston, H. (2016). A Narrative Journey Through Inmate Identities. In: Prisons and Punishment in Texas. Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53308-1_10

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