The United States has built a carceral state that is unprecedented among Western countries and in US history. Nearly one in 50 people, excluding children and th

George Washington Quinby (1810-1884) was a Universalist minister, who argued strongly against capital punishment. Using both the Bible as the basis for his posi

Throughout American history, crime and punishment have been central features of American political development. This book examines the development of four key m

Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.