Browse/:Going up the River Theme code Index Also known as Going Down the River Composer/Core Source Region Genre/Style Meter/Rhythm Key/Tonic of When one segment of a nation’s population stands to gain financially from the imprisonment of another segment of the population, bad things happen. "[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The wrong place Cynic Lab 2009 www.cyniclab.com His most recent book is Kidding Ourselves: The Hidden Power of Self-Deception (Crown, 2014). Hello Select your address All Hello, Sign in. There are some crazy things happening in the prisons. An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine. It was often used in political cartoons and speeches as a metaphor to symbolise political defeat, or even specifically synonymous to ‘losing an election.’ Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation - Kindle edition by Hallinan, Joseph T.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. This book is about 10 years old, but it doesn't feel particularly dated. Chant of a world on the verge of ruin 2. Read like a screed. I also have to admit that I got my outrage on reading about some of the prison practices that go on behind those walls: like guards on horseback with shotguns monitoring inmates through their cotton field work in Texas, or outdoor cages holding naked inmates in cold weather. An illustration of a person's head and chest. I also have to admit that I got my outrage on reading a. Joseph Hallinan is an investigative journalist, and somewhat of a prison "tourist". One out of every one hundred Americans is in prison, which is quite a statistic: "the land of free" leads the world in incarceration, putting even police states like China to shame. We are all accomplices 2. The American prison system has grown tenfold in thirty years, while crime rates have been relatively flat: 2 million people are behind bars on any given day, more prisoners than in any other country in the world — half a million more than in Communist China, and the largest prison expansion the world has ever known. He also passes on a feeling of the inadequacy of the prison system: inadequate to reform, inadequate to control continuing violence. those who don't know much about prisons, but think they're f'd up. ", This is a well-researched, well-written book, with good footnotes (which isn't always the case with books written by journalists). In particular I enjoyed reading just how much the design and intent of Easter State Penitentiary (right here in Philadelphia) has truly impacted the prison industry up to the present day. A good introduction to the prison-industrial complex. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Read Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation book reviews & author details and more at Amazon.in. Hallinan argues that the USA criminal justice system is politically and economically motivated. Hallinan feels the injustice of the American criminal justice system and passes this on to his readers. Going up the river. However, it is also extremely bias in some chapters. I knew almost nothing about prisons except that one of them held my choir teacher for a few months. Senator John Kerry's military service during the Vietnam War and his subsequent participation in the peace movement. Considerable attention is paid to the lesser known activities and details behind some of that era's most tumultuous events, such as the occupying of the Washington Mall despite court injunctions and the two marches to the Arlington National Cemetery. It was both lavishly expensive and needlessly remote, built not because it was needed but because it was wanted - by politicians who thought it would bring them votes, by voters who hoped it would bring them jobs, and by a corrections establishment that no longer believed in corrections. To see what your friends thought of this book. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. probably not the best book written about prisons, but actually about prisons (as opposed to no more prisons, which isn't). Whereas in the past prisons were thought to be "reformatories" that might fix crime, or at least a place of last resort, now they're a source of revenue. There are some things worse than the death penalty, and if everything in this book is true, than going to prison is one of them. Welcome back. A further caveat regarding Going Up the River is that it seems padded to fill up enough pages to make a book. Going up the River Click on the tune title to see or modify Going up the River's annotations. Start by marking “Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry is a documentary film on U.S. Hallinan presents only the facts of the system, and only the unvarnished accounts of the men and women who inhabit it. The wrong place TRACKLIST 1. very interesting look how the prison system works! I finally found this book; most annoyingly, as I was really enjoying it, it was lost for a good 6 or 7 weeks! He answers, in an extraordinary way, the essential question: What, in human terms, is the price we pay? it was pretty interesting for the uninformed (me). Lots of historical information about prisons in the U.S., but the focus is more on tracing the economic impacts of prisons with very little attention paid to race and the color(s) of who ends up in prison. Chant of a world on the verge of ruin 5. The American prison system has grown tenfold in thirty years, while crime rates have been relatively flat: 2 million people are behind bars on any given day, more prisoners than in any other country in the world — half a million more than in Communist China, and the largest prison expansion the world has ever known. Made me sad that so many other people are. This is a remarkable compilation of his American prison travel log. Sign up | Log in. Read "Going Up the River Travels in a Prison Nation" by Joseph T. Hallinan available from Rakuten Kobo. Glares of light 3. Posted by André Silva on February 11, 2019 | Featured | No Comments. This book was really fascinating and an interesting read. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. The other thing that I had never thought about before was the purpose of prisons: rehabilitation, punishment, holding cells, etc. Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation: Hallinan, Joseph T.: Amazon.sg: Books. The term “up the river” as most people know refers to going to prison. Having read a couple of books by the author before [1], I found it a bit surprising that he had written so much about prisons and that he had devoted himself to writing about them often. 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The other thing that I had never thought about before was the purpose of prisons: rehabilitation, punishment, holding cells, etc. It is getting old now (published in 2001), so I'm now reading a more up-to-date book on the same topic. The phrase ‘to go up Salt River’ or ‘to be rowed up Salt River’ is a colloquial political slogan or catchphrase originating from the Antebellum South era of the United States, with its earliest references from 1827 onwards. Listen to Going Up The River by Chris Barber Jazz And Blues Band & Dr. John, 47 Shazams. I do believe I'll have to start over at the beginning, but at least I wasn't too far into it when it went missing. The video of his TV appearances and congressional testimony when he got back provides the context to Kerry's change of heart on the war and his determination to see to it that his comrades stopped dying over there. A book about America's obsession with prisons and incarceration. Upload. There is significant emphasis on Kerry's famous speech before a Senate committee, historical footage from the Winter Soldier Investigations, and coverage of the Dewey Canyon III anti-war … Free delivery on qualified orders. Last this past week I read Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation, by Joseph T. Hallman, in which Hallman gives a history of American penalism while traveling throughout the country and visiting its most pivotal prisons. Cart All. Descriptive narrative often gives way to the more powerful messages conveyed by the expressions and actions of participants caught on film at these events. It also makes a great complement to Newjack, giving the macro perspective instead of the personal. Not exactly a light read, but very good. When one segment of a nation’s population stands to gain financially from the imprisonment of another segment of the population, bad things happen. Prisons are big business, and that's the point of Hallman's book. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 85 reviews, and an average rating of 7.23/10. Prisons are big business, and that's the point of Hallman's book. Interesting overview of the American prison system, with particular attention to Texas prisons, specifically the farming prisons in the bottomland between the Trinity River and the Brazos. It covers all the facets of incarceration--including its impact on the people who work within the prisons themselves--and illustrates how the human cost of mass incarceration affects poor people, whether they are the ones in the cages or the ones with the keys to the cages. My understanding is that the American trend of incarcerating more and more people (especially black men) may be in the process of reversing. In other words, while the book is national in scope, it spends a lot of time on the prisons in the Houston region. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. When readcing Going Up the River, one must remember that the author works for the Wall Steet Journal. 2008- Informative, but a bit dry in places. Be the first to ask a question about Going Up the River. There is significant emphasis on Kerry's famous speech before a Senate committee, historical footage from the Winter Soldier Investigations, and coverage of the Dewey Canyon III anti-war demonstrations in Washington, D.C. A documentary on Senator John Kerry's Navy tour of duty in Vietnam, his contributions to the peace movement that followed, and the ultimate shape of his future political career. Senator John Kerry's military service during the Vietnam War and his subsequent participation in the peace movement. With John Kerry, David Alston, Dan Barbiero, Douglas Brinkley. Good history of the various approaches to crime and punishment over years and cultures.... A shocking, eye-opening look at the U.S. prison system. This is a well-researched, well-written book, with good footnotes (which isn't always the case with books written by journalists). I still haven't formed a concrete opinion about what I think that purpose of prisons should be. Such is the story of Going up the River. Such is the story of, Having read a couple of books by the author before [1], I found it a bit surprising that he had written so much about prisons and that he had devoted himself to writing about them often. In Going Up The River, Joseph Hallinan gets to the heart … In Going Up The River, Joseph Hallinan gets to the heart of America's biggest growth industry, a self-perpetuating prison-industrial complex that has become entrenched without public awareness, much less voter consent. The author visits prisons all over the country, from Maine to California, and documents some of the inhumane conditions he finds. Some parts are so brutal I felt physically ill. In the 1800’s, when you were charged with a crime and sent to prison in New York City, the accused would first be taken to the prison on Centre Street in lower Manhattan which was known as “the Tombs” built in 1838. He narrows the story to Vietnam, and uses vintage footage to show the duty to which Kerry asked to be transferred. Read "Going Up the River Travels in a Prison Nation" by Joseph T. Hallinan available from Rakuten Kobo. Going up the river by Oracle, released 17 June 2009 1. It is an indictment of prisons being used as both the sole punitive remedy for crime, and it becoming an economic boon to poor, rural areas. The author seems to be deeply hostile to the law and order mindset of the contemporary age, the disparity between drug offenses and other crimes, and the violence and brutality that often happen in prison, and yet the author's discussions do not always lead the reader to the sort of liberal conclusions that the author would prefer, as I read much in the book that would urge a greater focus on the power of police guards and a lessening of the civil rights of prisoners in order to improve the safety of other inmates, which is perhaps not the sort of conclusion the author himself would draw from his travels and investigations. Some of the footage shot in Vietnam could be considered mildly graphic. Going Up The River by Joseph T. Hallinan, 9780812968446, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. He describes the absurdity of putting so many people in prison as well as the incredible expense and waste. Directed by George Butler. 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It was often used in political cartoons and speeches as a metaphor to symbolise political defeat, or even specifically synonymous to ‘losing an election.’ Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation - Kindle edition by Hallinan, Joseph T.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. This book is about 10 years old, but it doesn't feel particularly dated. Chant of a world on the verge of ruin 2. Read like a screed. I also have to admit that I got my outrage on reading about some of the prison practices that go on behind those walls: like guards on horseback with shotguns monitoring inmates through their cotton field work in Texas, or outdoor cages holding naked inmates in cold weather. An illustration of a person's head and chest. I also have to admit that I got my outrage on reading a. Joseph Hallinan is an investigative journalist, and somewhat of a prison "tourist". One out of every one hundred Americans is in prison, which is quite a statistic: "the land of free" leads the world in incarceration, putting even police states like China to shame. We are all accomplices 2. The American prison system has grown tenfold in thirty years, while crime rates have been relatively flat: 2 million people are behind bars on any given day, more prisoners than in any other country in the world — half a million more than in Communist China, and the largest prison expansion the world has ever known. He also passes on a feeling of the inadequacy of the prison system: inadequate to reform, inadequate to control continuing violence. those who don't know much about prisons, but think they're f'd up. ", This is a well-researched, well-written book, with good footnotes (which isn't always the case with books written by journalists). In particular I enjoyed reading just how much the design and intent of Easter State Penitentiary (right here in Philadelphia) has truly impacted the prison industry up to the present day. A good introduction to the prison-industrial complex. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Read Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation book reviews & author details and more at Amazon.in. Hallinan argues that the USA criminal justice system is politically and economically motivated. Hallinan feels the injustice of the American criminal justice system and passes this on to his readers. Going up the river. However, it is also extremely bias in some chapters. I knew almost nothing about prisons except that one of them held my choir teacher for a few months. Senator John Kerry's military service during the Vietnam War and his subsequent participation in the peace movement. Considerable attention is paid to the lesser known activities and details behind some of that era's most tumultuous events, such as the occupying of the Washington Mall despite court injunctions and the two marches to the Arlington National Cemetery. It was both lavishly expensive and needlessly remote, built not because it was needed but because it was wanted - by politicians who thought it would bring them votes, by voters who hoped it would bring them jobs, and by a corrections establishment that no longer believed in corrections. To see what your friends thought of this book. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. probably not the best book written about prisons, but actually about prisons (as opposed to no more prisons, which isn't). Whereas in the past prisons were thought to be "reformatories" that might fix crime, or at least a place of last resort, now they're a source of revenue. There are some things worse than the death penalty, and if everything in this book is true, than going to prison is one of them. Welcome back. A further caveat regarding Going Up the River is that it seems padded to fill up enough pages to make a book. Going up the River Click on the tune title to see or modify Going up the River's annotations. Start by marking “Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry is a documentary film on U.S. Hallinan presents only the facts of the system, and only the unvarnished accounts of the men and women who inhabit it. The wrong place TRACKLIST 1. very interesting look how the prison system works! I finally found this book; most annoyingly, as I was really enjoying it, it was lost for a good 6 or 7 weeks! He answers, in an extraordinary way, the essential question: What, in human terms, is the price we pay? it was pretty interesting for the uninformed (me). Lots of historical information about prisons in the U.S., but the focus is more on tracing the economic impacts of prisons with very little attention paid to race and the color(s) of who ends up in prison. Chant of a world on the verge of ruin 5. The American prison system has grown tenfold in thirty years, while crime rates have been relatively flat: 2 million people are behind bars on any given day, more prisoners than in any other country in the world — half a million more than in Communist China, and the largest prison expansion the world has ever known. Made me sad that so many other people are. This is a remarkable compilation of his American prison travel log. Sign up | Log in. Read "Going Up the River Travels in a Prison Nation" by Joseph T. Hallinan available from Rakuten Kobo. Glares of light 3. Posted by André Silva on February 11, 2019 | Featured | No Comments. This book was really fascinating and an interesting read. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. The other thing that I had never thought about before was the purpose of prisons: rehabilitation, punishment, holding cells, etc. Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation: Hallinan, Joseph T.: Amazon.sg: Books. The term “up the river” as most people know refers to going to prison. Having read a couple of books by the author before [1], I found it a bit surprising that he had written so much about prisons and that he had devoted himself to writing about them often. 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The other thing that I had never thought about before was the purpose of prisons: rehabilitation, punishment, holding cells, etc. It is getting old now (published in 2001), so I'm now reading a more up-to-date book on the same topic. The phrase ‘to go up Salt River’ or ‘to be rowed up Salt River’ is a colloquial political slogan or catchphrase originating from the Antebellum South era of the United States, with its earliest references from 1827 onwards. Listen to Going Up The River by Chris Barber Jazz And Blues Band & Dr. John, 47 Shazams. I do believe I'll have to start over at the beginning, but at least I wasn't too far into it when it went missing. The video of his TV appearances and congressional testimony when he got back provides the context to Kerry's change of heart on the war and his determination to see to it that his comrades stopped dying over there. A book about America's obsession with prisons and incarceration. Upload. There is significant emphasis on Kerry's famous speech before a Senate committee, historical footage from the Winter Soldier Investigations, and coverage of the Dewey Canyon III anti-war … Free delivery on qualified orders. Last this past week I read Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation, by Joseph T. Hallman, in which Hallman gives a history of American penalism while traveling throughout the country and visiting its most pivotal prisons. Cart All. Descriptive narrative often gives way to the more powerful messages conveyed by the expressions and actions of participants caught on film at these events. It also makes a great complement to Newjack, giving the macro perspective instead of the personal. Not exactly a light read, but very good. When one segment of a nation’s population stands to gain financially from the imprisonment of another segment of the population, bad things happen. Prisons are big business, and that's the point of Hallman's book. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 85 reviews, and an average rating of 7.23/10. Prisons are big business, and that's the point of Hallman's book. Interesting overview of the American prison system, with particular attention to Texas prisons, specifically the farming prisons in the bottomland between the Trinity River and the Brazos. It covers all the facets of incarceration--including its impact on the people who work within the prisons themselves--and illustrates how the human cost of mass incarceration affects poor people, whether they are the ones in the cages or the ones with the keys to the cages. My understanding is that the American trend of incarcerating more and more people (especially black men) may be in the process of reversing. In other words, while the book is national in scope, it spends a lot of time on the prisons in the Houston region. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. When readcing Going Up the River, one must remember that the author works for the Wall Steet Journal. 2008- Informative, but a bit dry in places. Be the first to ask a question about Going Up the River. There is significant emphasis on Kerry's famous speech before a Senate committee, historical footage from the Winter Soldier Investigations, and coverage of the Dewey Canyon III anti-war demonstrations in Washington, D.C. A documentary on Senator John Kerry's Navy tour of duty in Vietnam, his contributions to the peace movement that followed, and the ultimate shape of his future political career. Senator John Kerry's military service during the Vietnam War and his subsequent participation in the peace movement. With John Kerry, David Alston, Dan Barbiero, Douglas Brinkley. Good history of the various approaches to crime and punishment over years and cultures.... A shocking, eye-opening look at the U.S. prison system. This is a well-researched, well-written book, with good footnotes (which isn't always the case with books written by journalists). I still haven't formed a concrete opinion about what I think that purpose of prisons should be. Such is the story of Going up the River. Such is the story of, Having read a couple of books by the author before [1], I found it a bit surprising that he had written so much about prisons and that he had devoted himself to writing about them often. In Going Up The River, Joseph Hallinan gets to the heart … In Going Up The River, Joseph Hallinan gets to the heart of America's biggest growth industry, a self-perpetuating prison-industrial complex that has become entrenched without public awareness, much less voter consent. The author visits prisons all over the country, from Maine to California, and documents some of the inhumane conditions he finds. Some parts are so brutal I felt physically ill. In the 1800’s, when you were charged with a crime and sent to prison in New York City, the accused would first be taken to the prison on Centre Street in lower Manhattan which was known as “the Tombs” built in 1838. He narrows the story to Vietnam, and uses vintage footage to show the duty to which Kerry asked to be transferred. Read "Going Up the River Travels in a Prison Nation" by Joseph T. Hallinan available from Rakuten Kobo. Going up the river by Oracle, released 17 June 2009 1. It is an indictment of prisons being used as both the sole punitive remedy for crime, and it becoming an economic boon to poor, rural areas. The author seems to be deeply hostile to the law and order mindset of the contemporary age, the disparity between drug offenses and other crimes, and the violence and brutality that often happen in prison, and yet the author's discussions do not always lead the reader to the sort of liberal conclusions that the author would prefer, as I read much in the book that would urge a greater focus on the power of police guards and a lessening of the civil rights of prisoners in order to improve the safety of other inmates, which is perhaps not the sort of conclusion the author himself would draw from his travels and investigations. Some of the footage shot in Vietnam could be considered mildly graphic. Going Up The River by Joseph T. Hallinan, 9780812968446, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. He describes the absurdity of putting so many people in prison as well as the incredible expense and waste. Directed by George Butler. 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Browse/:Going up the River Theme code Index Also known as Going Down the River Composer/Core Source Region Genre/Style Meter/Rhythm Key/Tonic of When one segment of a nation’s population stands to gain financially from the imprisonment of another segment of the population, bad things happen. "[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The wrong place Cynic Lab 2009 www.cyniclab.com His most recent book is Kidding Ourselves: The Hidden Power of Self-Deception (Crown, 2014). Hello Select your address All Hello, Sign in. There are some crazy things happening in the prisons. An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine. It was often used in political cartoons and speeches as a metaphor to symbolise political defeat, or even specifically synonymous to ‘losing an election.’ Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation - Kindle edition by Hallinan, Joseph T.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. This book is about 10 years old, but it doesn't feel particularly dated. Chant of a world on the verge of ruin 2. Read like a screed. I also have to admit that I got my outrage on reading about some of the prison practices that go on behind those walls: like guards on horseback with shotguns monitoring inmates through their cotton field work in Texas, or outdoor cages holding naked inmates in cold weather. An illustration of a person's head and chest. I also have to admit that I got my outrage on reading a. Joseph Hallinan is an investigative journalist, and somewhat of a prison "tourist". One out of every one hundred Americans is in prison, which is quite a statistic: "the land of free" leads the world in incarceration, putting even police states like China to shame. We are all accomplices 2. The American prison system has grown tenfold in thirty years, while crime rates have been relatively flat: 2 million people are behind bars on any given day, more prisoners than in any other country in the world — half a million more than in Communist China, and the largest prison expansion the world has ever known. He also passes on a feeling of the inadequacy of the prison system: inadequate to reform, inadequate to control continuing violence. those who don't know much about prisons, but think they're f'd up. ", This is a well-researched, well-written book, with good footnotes (which isn't always the case with books written by journalists). In particular I enjoyed reading just how much the design and intent of Easter State Penitentiary (right here in Philadelphia) has truly impacted the prison industry up to the present day. A good introduction to the prison-industrial complex. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Read Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation book reviews & author details and more at Amazon.in. Hallinan argues that the USA criminal justice system is politically and economically motivated. Hallinan feels the injustice of the American criminal justice system and passes this on to his readers. Going up the river. However, it is also extremely bias in some chapters. I knew almost nothing about prisons except that one of them held my choir teacher for a few months. Senator John Kerry's military service during the Vietnam War and his subsequent participation in the peace movement. Considerable attention is paid to the lesser known activities and details behind some of that era's most tumultuous events, such as the occupying of the Washington Mall despite court injunctions and the two marches to the Arlington National Cemetery. It was both lavishly expensive and needlessly remote, built not because it was needed but because it was wanted - by politicians who thought it would bring them votes, by voters who hoped it would bring them jobs, and by a corrections establishment that no longer believed in corrections. To see what your friends thought of this book. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. probably not the best book written about prisons, but actually about prisons (as opposed to no more prisons, which isn't). Whereas in the past prisons were thought to be "reformatories" that might fix crime, or at least a place of last resort, now they're a source of revenue. There are some things worse than the death penalty, and if everything in this book is true, than going to prison is one of them. Welcome back. A further caveat regarding Going Up the River is that it seems padded to fill up enough pages to make a book. Going up the River Click on the tune title to see or modify Going up the River's annotations. Start by marking “Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry is a documentary film on U.S. Hallinan presents only the facts of the system, and only the unvarnished accounts of the men and women who inhabit it. The wrong place TRACKLIST 1. very interesting look how the prison system works! I finally found this book; most annoyingly, as I was really enjoying it, it was lost for a good 6 or 7 weeks! He answers, in an extraordinary way, the essential question: What, in human terms, is the price we pay? it was pretty interesting for the uninformed (me). Lots of historical information about prisons in the U.S., but the focus is more on tracing the economic impacts of prisons with very little attention paid to race and the color(s) of who ends up in prison. Chant of a world on the verge of ruin 5. The American prison system has grown tenfold in thirty years, while crime rates have been relatively flat: 2 million people are behind bars on any given day, more prisoners than in any other country in the world — half a million more than in Communist China, and the largest prison expansion the world has ever known. Made me sad that so many other people are. This is a remarkable compilation of his American prison travel log. Sign up | Log in. Read "Going Up the River Travels in a Prison Nation" by Joseph T. Hallinan available from Rakuten Kobo. Glares of light 3. Posted by André Silva on February 11, 2019 | Featured | No Comments. This book was really fascinating and an interesting read. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. The other thing that I had never thought about before was the purpose of prisons: rehabilitation, punishment, holding cells, etc. Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation: Hallinan, Joseph T.: Amazon.sg: Books. The term “up the river” as most people know refers to going to prison. Having read a couple of books by the author before [1], I found it a bit surprising that he had written so much about prisons and that he had devoted himself to writing about them often. 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The other thing that I had never thought about before was the purpose of prisons: rehabilitation, punishment, holding cells, etc. It is getting old now (published in 2001), so I'm now reading a more up-to-date book on the same topic. The phrase ‘to go up Salt River’ or ‘to be rowed up Salt River’ is a colloquial political slogan or catchphrase originating from the Antebellum South era of the United States, with its earliest references from 1827 onwards. Listen to Going Up The River by Chris Barber Jazz And Blues Band & Dr. John, 47 Shazams. I do believe I'll have to start over at the beginning, but at least I wasn't too far into it when it went missing. The video of his TV appearances and congressional testimony when he got back provides the context to Kerry's change of heart on the war and his determination to see to it that his comrades stopped dying over there. A book about America's obsession with prisons and incarceration. Upload. There is significant emphasis on Kerry's famous speech before a Senate committee, historical footage from the Winter Soldier Investigations, and coverage of the Dewey Canyon III anti-war … Free delivery on qualified orders. Last this past week I read Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation, by Joseph T. Hallman, in which Hallman gives a history of American penalism while traveling throughout the country and visiting its most pivotal prisons. Cart All. Descriptive narrative often gives way to the more powerful messages conveyed by the expressions and actions of participants caught on film at these events. It also makes a great complement to Newjack, giving the macro perspective instead of the personal. Not exactly a light read, but very good. When one segment of a nation’s population stands to gain financially from the imprisonment of another segment of the population, bad things happen. Prisons are big business, and that's the point of Hallman's book. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 85 reviews, and an average rating of 7.23/10. Prisons are big business, and that's the point of Hallman's book. Interesting overview of the American prison system, with particular attention to Texas prisons, specifically the farming prisons in the bottomland between the Trinity River and the Brazos. It covers all the facets of incarceration--including its impact on the people who work within the prisons themselves--and illustrates how the human cost of mass incarceration affects poor people, whether they are the ones in the cages or the ones with the keys to the cages. My understanding is that the American trend of incarcerating more and more people (especially black men) may be in the process of reversing. In other words, while the book is national in scope, it spends a lot of time on the prisons in the Houston region. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. When readcing Going Up the River, one must remember that the author works for the Wall Steet Journal. 2008- Informative, but a bit dry in places. Be the first to ask a question about Going Up the River. There is significant emphasis on Kerry's famous speech before a Senate committee, historical footage from the Winter Soldier Investigations, and coverage of the Dewey Canyon III anti-war demonstrations in Washington, D.C. A documentary on Senator John Kerry's Navy tour of duty in Vietnam, his contributions to the peace movement that followed, and the ultimate shape of his future political career. Senator John Kerry's military service during the Vietnam War and his subsequent participation in the peace movement. With John Kerry, David Alston, Dan Barbiero, Douglas Brinkley. Good history of the various approaches to crime and punishment over years and cultures.... A shocking, eye-opening look at the U.S. prison system. This is a well-researched, well-written book, with good footnotes (which isn't always the case with books written by journalists). I still haven't formed a concrete opinion about what I think that purpose of prisons should be. Such is the story of Going up the River. Such is the story of, Having read a couple of books by the author before [1], I found it a bit surprising that he had written so much about prisons and that he had devoted himself to writing about them often. In Going Up The River, Joseph Hallinan gets to the heart … In Going Up The River, Joseph Hallinan gets to the heart of America's biggest growth industry, a self-perpetuating prison-industrial complex that has become entrenched without public awareness, much less voter consent. The author visits prisons all over the country, from Maine to California, and documents some of the inhumane conditions he finds. Some parts are so brutal I felt physically ill. In the 1800’s, when you were charged with a crime and sent to prison in New York City, the accused would first be taken to the prison on Centre Street in lower Manhattan which was known as “the Tombs” built in 1838. He narrows the story to Vietnam, and uses vintage footage to show the duty to which Kerry asked to be transferred. Read "Going Up the River Travels in a Prison Nation" by Joseph T. Hallinan available from Rakuten Kobo. Going up the river by Oracle, released 17 June 2009 1. It is an indictment of prisons being used as both the sole punitive remedy for crime, and it becoming an economic boon to poor, rural areas. The author seems to be deeply hostile to the law and order mindset of the contemporary age, the disparity between drug offenses and other crimes, and the violence and brutality that often happen in prison, and yet the author's discussions do not always lead the reader to the sort of liberal conclusions that the author would prefer, as I read much in the book that would urge a greater focus on the power of police guards and a lessening of the civil rights of prisoners in order to improve the safety of other inmates, which is perhaps not the sort of conclusion the author himself would draw from his travels and investigations. Some of the footage shot in Vietnam could be considered mildly graphic. Going Up The River by Joseph T. Hallinan, 9780812968446, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. He describes the absurdity of putting so many people in prison as well as the incredible expense and waste. Directed by George Butler. 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