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Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a "cradle of diversity," welcoming people of all faiths and backgrounds. The reality is that labor strife and ethnic conflict are endemic features of Pennsylvania's history. Irish Catholic immigrants began to pour into Pennsylvania's northeastern anthracite coal mining region between 1850 and 1880. This very violent pre- and post- Civil War period engendered hatred and prejudice toward these Irish and culminated in the conviction and public executions (hangings) of 20 Irish men between 1877 and 1879 (the alleged Molly Maguire Conspiracy). This research utilizes primary records from Schuylkill County (PA) Prison (1853-1873) and documents (similar to contemporary incarceration patterns) the overimprisonment of foreign-born and minority groups that posed a threat to community power interests—in this case, the powerful coal and railroad interests who literally controlled the police (private company Coal and Iron Police), the jails, the courts, and the gallows.

Recognizing the major scholarly contributions to criminology by the noted Irish criminologist, Ian O'Donnell, The Prison Journal invited seven contemporary corrections and punishment scholars to offer insights into O'Donnell's new book, Prison Life: Pain, Resistance, and Purpose. Offering contextually rich descriptions of prisoner life, the text features four case study prisons—H Blocks, Northern Ireland; Eastham Unit, Texas; Isir Bet, Ethiopia; and ADX Florence, Colorado, in pivotal time periods and through an individual's custodial career in each institution. The symposium discussants focus on O'Donnell's conceptual framework—the degree of prison integration, system and staff regulation, and legitimacy—and how these reflect the key interactions between punishment and society across time and culture.

The key reference guide to rural crime and rural justice, this encyclopedia includes 85 concise and informative entries covering rural crime theories, offences and control. It is divided into five complementary sections: • theories of rural crime; • rural crime studies; • rural criminal justice studies; • rural people and groups; • rural criminological research. With contributions from established and emerging international scholars, this authoritative guide offers state-of-the-art synopses of the key issues in rural crime, criminology, offending and victimisation, and both institutional and informal responses to rural crime