Bruce F. Adams examines how Russia's Main Prison Administration was created, the number of prisoners it managed in what types of prisons, and what it accomplished. While providing a thorough account of prison management at a crucial time in Russia's history, Adams explores broader discussions of reform within Russia's government and society, especially after the Revolution of 1905, when arguments on such topics as parole and probation boiled in the arena of raucous public debate.

Bruce F. Adams

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Movement to Abolish Corporal Punishment
2. Prison Administration in the Ministry of Internal Affairs
3. The Commissions Discuss Prison Reform
4. The Main Prison Administration
5. Further Efforts at Reform and the Denouement
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index