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Video Links

Video 1: Nov. 24, 1865—Mississippi Criminalizes Unemployment and Assembly by Free Blacks

Description: This video discusses the use of “Black Codes” in the post–Civil War South.

Video 2: A Look Inside: Ohio Reformatory for Women

Description: This video provides a glimpse into the lives of women incarcerated at the Ohio Reformatory for Women.

Audio Links

Audio 1: Controversial “Tent City” Prison in Phoenix Turns 20

Description: This audio clip discusses the outdoor jail known as “tent city” in Maricopa County, Arizona, which was created due to prison overcrowding.

Audio 2: The Grim Realities of Life in Supermax Prisons

Description: This audio clip covers what life is like in supermax facilities. It also covers recent lawsuits filed against the federal supermax facility.

Web Resources

Web 1: Eastern State Penitentiary

Description: This link to the Eastern State Penitentiary provides an overview of the history of America’s first prisons.

Web 2: Bilboes, Brands, and Branks: Colonial Crimes and Punishments

Description: This link to Colonial Williamsburg recounts the history of corporal punishment in colonial America.