March 3, 2008 A prisoner gets taste of Black Betty at Parchman Farm Cool hand Luke captain says he treats them the way he does for their own good, a guise o Well intentioned people do the most damage to liberty Punishments imposed in American Colonies o Jougs heavy iron collars put around offenders neck attacked to something heavy o Bilboes reserved for slander or liable offenders; chained by their foot to wooden post and have to stand in one spot for many hours Punishment in MD, NJ, etc o Delaware o Famous for whipping posts most famous in Sussex county named Red Hannah Had criminalizing effect better than cleansing effect Mostly whipped were black men Reserved almost exclusively for poor and black Kept for a long time Delaware was last state to abandon use of whipping post in town square because of Delaware <a href="/keyword/supreme-court-decision/" >supreme court decision</a> ; State v. Cannon 1963. Took case of man to be whipped on Red Hannah Court found the post was not unconstitutional punishment T or F. in Delaware the current state <a href="/keyword/supreme-court-decision/" >supreme court decision</a> upholds constitutionality of the whipping post - true o Robert Caldwell wrote book Red Hannah Study based on historical data who got whipped and why, evidence whether or not red Hannah curbed crime Corporal punishment in prison o Except in PA, never resorted to use of whip; every other prison newly built began to use the whip to enforce corporal punishment o No evidence that whipping people makes them better people o Parchman and Angola, used other things too. o Began to develop a new corporal punishment making inmate stand stationary in an uncomfortable position for long periods of time o Force to stand on uncomfortable things for along period of time o Whippings (and other things) prevalent in later 19th century in south o 1891; president signed a bill passed by congress to establish US (federal) bureau of prisons, idea to prove that corrections could correct; idea to run better prison system than states to show them how to do it o Used corporal punishment very little Only worst prisoners whipped/corporal punishment o o o o o Used diminished over time, By 1930s, abolished use of whip all together (all corporal punishments) Still used hitching post punishments; gone by 1950s Generally regarded as best prison system Kinder, gentler breed of prisoner; most are minor league drug offenders; white collar offeneders 1927 NC supreme court lawsuit about whipping unconstitutional o NC supreme court refused to abolish whipping in 1927 By legislation the northern states began to follow the lead of federal prisons The southern states were reluctant o Virginia first southern to abolish in 1946 in adult prisons Whippings of young prisoners continued in 1970s in Delaware Two states still using whipping, Arkansas and Mississippi, 1978 o Most dreaded was strap in Arkansas Huge leather strap with wooden handle, then throw salt on wounds o o o o o