CJUS 401-001 #142158 "The Big House: The American Prison in History"

Fall 2002 TR 9:30-10:45 Mouton 210

Course Outline

Part I Christianson Roberts

Tue Aug 22 1. Introduction

Thu Aug 22 2. Big House 1: Eastern State

Tue Aug 27 3. Early Colonial Days 1

Thu Aug 29 4. Big House 2: Sing Sing

Tue Sep 3 5. The 1700s 2 1

Thu Sep 5 6. Big House 3: Attica

Tue Sep 10 7. The Revolutionary Era 3 2

Thu Sep 12 8. Big House 4: San Quentin

Tue Sep 17 9. The Penitentiary Era 4 3

Thu Sep 19 10. Big House 5: Rahway

Tue Sep 24 11. Exam 1

Part II

Thu Sep 26 12. Big House 6: Alcatraz

Tue Oct 1 13. The Latter 1800s 5 4

Tue Oct 8 14. Pre-World War II 6 5

Thu Oct 10 15. Big House 7: Leavenworth

Tue Oct 15 16. World War II to 1980 7 6, 7

Thu Oct 17 17. Big House 8: Alderson

Tue Oct 22 18. 1980 to Present 8 8, 9

Thu Oct 24 19. Big House 9: Raiford

Tue Oct 29 20. Exam 2

Part III Handouts

Thu Oct 31 21. Big House 10: Angola

Tue Nov 5 22. Louisiana in the 1800s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Thu Nov 7 23. Video: Politics and Punishment

Tue Nov 12 24. Louisiana 1901 to the 1980s 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Thu Nov 14 25. Videos:

Tue Nov 19 26. Videos:

Thu Nov 21 27. Exam 3

Tue Nov 26 28. Review

Mon Dec 2 29. Final Exam 7:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Video Journals Due: Tuesday, November 12