"This is a pivotal study in the history of carceral systems in the United States. Hall brings together two seemingly dissimilar developments in the Adirondack region-prison development and the rise of environmental consciousness-and in the process adds significantly to our understanding of prison history."-Richard W. Judd, author of Second Nature: An Environmental History of New England
"With an engaging narrative, Hall draws on important scholarship from the field of carceral history as well as relevant environmental literature to make a persuasive case that two topics that might seem unrelated-prison construction and operation and the environment-are actually inextricably intertwined."-David Soll, author of Empire of Water: An Environmental and Political History of the New York City Water Supply
"[T]he spectacular scholarship of A Prison in the Woods is . . . essential. It is more than a historical monument, plaque, or testament; it is also a ledger of the debts incurred by racism and mass incarceration in New York's North Country."-H-Net Reviews
"Hall looks at the development of America's carceral system from perspectives that few scholars have used . . . in this impressive book."-Journal of American History
"This is a pivotal study in the history of carceral systems in the United States. Hall brings together two seemingly dissimilar developments in the Adirondack region-prison development and the rise of environmental consciousness-and in the process adds significantly to our understanding of prison history."-Richard W. Judd, author of Second Nature: An Environmental History of New England
"With an engaging narrative, Hall draws on important scholarship from the field of carceral history as well as relevant environmental literature to make a persuasive case that two topics that might seem unrelated-prison construction and operation and the environment-are actually inextricably intertwined."-David Soll, author of Empire of Water: An Environmental and Political History of the New York City Water Supply
"[T]he spectacular scholarship of A Prison in the Woods is . . . essential. It is more than a historical monument, plaque, or testament; it is also a ledger of the debts incurred by racism and mass incarceration in New York's North Country."-H-Net Reviews
"Hall looks at the development of America's carceral system from perspectives that few scholars have used . . . in this impressive book."-Journal of American History
"Especially welcome is Hall's attention to environmental impacts, local geographical character, the complexities of issues, and rival approaches to the problems of criminal incarceration . . . While Hall is an historian, his discussions can appeal to geographers, planners, sociologists, and many others."-The Pennsylvania Geographer
