Whips to walls : naval discipline from flogging to Progressive-Era reform at Portsmouth Prison / Rodney K. Watterson ; foreword by Rear Adm. John D. Hutson, USN (Ret.).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watterson, Rodney, author.

Hutson, John D., author of introduction, etc.

Series:

New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.

New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Portsmouth Naval Prison (Prison : Kittery, Me.)--History.

Portsmouth Naval Prison (Prison : Kittery, Me.).

United States. Navy--Prisons--History.

United States.

Naval discipline--United States--History.

Naval discipline.

Prison discipline--United States--History.

Prison discipline.

Prisons--Maine--Kittery--History.

Prisons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During World War I, the United States Navy conducted at the Portsmouth, NH Naval Prison what many penal scholars consider the most ambitious experiment in the history of progressive prison reform. Cell doors remained opened, prisoners governed themselves and thousands of rehabilitated prisoners were returned to the fleet. This humanitarian experiment at Portsmouth prison stood in stark contrast to the inhumane flogging of prisoners that had dominated naval discipline until 1850. The Navy's journey between these two extremes in naval discipline included the development of a much needed nav

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. National Prison Reform (1790-1917); 2. The End of Flogging (1850-62); 3. Shipboard Punishments Post Flogging (1862-88); 4. Origins of the Naval Prison System (1870-88); 5. Makeshift Naval Prisons (1888-1908); 6. The Navy Finally Gets a Real Prison (1908-14); 7. The Naval Prison System Matures (1914-17); 8. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (1912-20); 9. Osborne prior to Portsmouth (1859-1917); 10. Reform Comes to Portsmouth; 11. Reform Struggles at Portsmouth; 12. What's Going on at Portsmouth Prison?

13. Investigation into Conditions at Portsmouth Prison14. Osborne's Results at Portsmouth; 15. Portsmouth Post Osborne; 16. Osborne Post Portsmouth; 17. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61251-446-4