Description: Roth explores the lives of prisoners and others as well as the political and social circumstances of the Ohio Penitentiary Fire in this first comprehensive account of a tragedy whose circumstances--violent unrest, overcrowding, poorly trained and underpaid guards, unsanitary conditions, inadequate food--will be familiar to prison watchdogs today.
Review Quotes: "Mitchel Roth has produced a captivating work offering a fresh perspective on the pains of imprisonment.... The result is not simply a consuming story, but is also a powerful consideration of public commemoration and historical memory."--Punishment & Society