The Morganza, 1967

Life in a Legendary Reform School

Biography & Memoir, Reference
Cover of the book The Morganza, 1967 by David E. Stuart, University of New Mexico Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David E. Stuart ISBN: 9780826346421
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Publication: October 16, 2011
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press Language: English
Author: David E. Stuart
ISBN: 9780826346421
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication: October 16, 2011
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Language: English

Fresh out of college, David Stuart put off graduate school to take a job close to his West Virginia home as a counselor at the Youth Development Center at Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Known locally as the Morganza, the facility was founded in the nineteenth century as a farm for orphaned boys. By the 1960s, the Morganza had long been burdened with a sinister reputation when it was converted into a detention center for Allegheny County youth convicted of crimes ranging from petty theft to armed robbery, rape, and murder. Reporting for duty during the racially turbulent and riot-torn summer of 1967, Stuart describes the life of students and staff in what was, in reality, a youth prison camp.

Confronted with the glaring shortcomings of the reform school's methods of rehabilitation, Stuart irritated the bureaucracy, advocating for detainees whose only crimes were a lack of education and belonging to the wrong race or economic class. He confronted an establishment that refused to distinguish between hardened criminals and those who would benefit from actual reform. In The Morganza, 1967 Stuart offers a brutally honest--at times touching--insider's view of a juvenile justice system that was badly in need of fixing.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Fresh out of college, David Stuart put off graduate school to take a job close to his West Virginia home as a counselor at the Youth Development Center at Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Known locally as the Morganza, the facility was founded in the nineteenth century as a farm for orphaned boys. By the 1960s, the Morganza had long been burdened with a sinister reputation when it was converted into a detention center for Allegheny County youth convicted of crimes ranging from petty theft to armed robbery, rape, and murder. Reporting for duty during the racially turbulent and riot-torn summer of 1967, Stuart describes the life of students and staff in what was, in reality, a youth prison camp.

Confronted with the glaring shortcomings of the reform school's methods of rehabilitation, Stuart irritated the bureaucracy, advocating for detainees whose only crimes were a lack of education and belonging to the wrong race or economic class. He confronted an establishment that refused to distinguish between hardened criminals and those who would benefit from actual reform. In The Morganza, 1967 Stuart offers a brutally honest--at times touching--insider's view of a juvenile justice system that was badly in need of fixing.

More books from University of New Mexico Press

Cover of the book A Mad, Crazy River: Running the Grand Canyon in 1927 by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book Railroad Empire across the Heartland by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book Sarapiquí Chronicle by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book The Canyon by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book Women Drug Traffickers by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book Ground, Wind, This Body by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book Gila: The Life and Death of an American River, Updated and Expanded Edition. by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book How Cities Won the West by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book Cowboys Don't Cry by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book Spring's Edge by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book Secret Wars and Secret Policies in the Americas, 1842-1929 by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book Wisdom Sits in Places by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book The Future of Indian and Federal Reserved Water Rights: The Winters Centennial by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book Volver by David E. Stuart
Cover of the book The Secret War in El Paso by David E. Stuart
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy