Jail on Wheels: A Mid-20th-Century Scared Straight
by Jacqui Shine

40 Pages
Publisher: Half Letter Press

Before 'Scared Straight' programs there was 'Jails on Wheels'. During the 1930s, A local sheriff built a mobile exhibit to help fight juvenile delinquency.

Learn about the context of the 1940s moral panics. Understand, J. Edward Slavin's motivations in creating the Jail on Wheels.