Black and White and Color Photographs of Bureau of Prisons and Department of Justice Personnel, 1930–1970

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Black and White and Color Photographs of Bureau of Prisons and Department of Justice Personnel, 1930–1970

1930-1970

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The photographs which make up this series consist primarily of Central Office, Bureau of Prisons personnel, including the four directors of the Bureau; Sanford Bates (1930-37), James Bennett (1937-64), Myrl Alexander (1964-70) and Norman Carlson (1970-). Other personalities include Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, Attorney Generals Robert Kennedy, Ramsey Clark, Nicholas Katzenbach, John Mitchell and Deputy Attorney General Richard Kleindienst.

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United States. Bureau of Prisons

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The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was created by the Act of May 14, 1930 (ch.274,- 46 Stat. 325) and signed into law by President Herbert Hoover. The mission of the Bureau of Prisons was to maintain secure, safe, and humane correctional institutions for individuals placed in the custody of the U.S. Attorney General; to develop and operate correctional programs that seek a balanced application of the concepts of punishment, deterrence, incapacitation and rehabilitation; and provide, primarily through t...