DOWN ON PARCHMAN FARM: THE GREAT PRISON IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA

DOWN ON PARCHMAN FARM: THE GREAT PRISON IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA by TAYLOR, WILLIAM BANKS. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780814250235.

Tells the story of Parchman Farm, from its beginnings as a penal farm at the turn of the century to the 1972 court decision that sealed its fate. Memories and opinions of former convicts and employees form the heart of this narrative. This work is a greatly revised edition of the authors Brokered Justice: Race, Politics, and Mississippi Prisons, 1798-1992 , which was published in 1993 by the Ohio State University Press. Taylor is professor of criminal justice at the University of Southern Mississippi. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)