The San Quentin Story
$ 18.00
Author: Clinton T. Duffy
Publisher: Pocket 831
Year: 1951 Print: 1 Cover Price: $
Condition: Book Grades. Good Plus. Cover wear
Genre: Non Fiction/Crime
Pages: 188
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The narrative provides an insider’s look into the harsh realities of prison life, detailing notorious inmates, riots, and the execution of 90 individuals under his supervision—a process he fundamentally opposed. The core of the book highlights Duffy's legacy as the "Father of Modern Penology". It documents his aggressive structural and humanitarian reforms to dismantle corruption and brutality, including:
- Abolishing corporal punishment and floggings.
- Desegregating the inmate dining hall.
- Establishing vocational training and a prison newspaper to foster rehabilitation.
- Founding the first prison-based Alcoholics Anonymous program.
