Credit hours:  3                                                                   Instructor:  Jim Thomas
Class meetings: variable                                                   Phone: (815) 753-6436
Prison trips: (variable; at least 8 anticipated)


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Focusing primarily on Illinois adult and juvenile correctional
instiutions,
this course combines hands-on prison experiences with
an historical and administrative overview of the legal, political,
and policy changes, along with the forces that have shaped them.
The course is structured around intense prison tours, including
multi-day trips, guest seminars, individual projects derived
first-hand analyses and exploration. The course will include
indepth readings of policy 

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This is an experimental jkinterdisciplinary class designed for developing philosophical 
and theoretical understandings of the practice of the modern carceral. The course 
will be organized around readings, field trips, discussion, and WebBoard. The class 
is designed to integrate practical hands-on experiences with academic exercises that
connect the philosophy of punishment to existing practices in the US and, when
relevant, to other countries.

Although there will be no regular class meetings, there will be a requirement of at least 
4 fieldtrips (or a functional equivalent), in addition to interaction at special meetings and 
on WebBoard.

Prerequisites:  Soci 388 OR Soci 587 OR NIU-ACA membership OR by permission