Penal Reform: Historic and Future Perspectives
Tom Murton
Thursday, 20 Jan 1972 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Tom Murton has had much experience in working with penal and correctional institutions. Perhaps he is best known for his work with the Arkansas State Penitentiary system as superintendent at both the Tucker and Cummins Prison Farms where he was warden when the graves were discovered in the prison yard. Murton is currently a professor of criminal justice at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?
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