Fort Bend County Libraries will present a special online program, “The Prisoner-Lease System in Texas,” on Tuesday, April 20, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. This program will be live-streamed via Webex; it will NOT be in person. Dr. Theresa Jach, a history professor at Houston Community College, will talk about the history of convict leasing in Texas and in other southern states between 1867 and 1912. She will also talk about the shift to state-owned prison farms […]
The Prisoner-Lease System in Texas
Fort Bend County Libraries Present Online Program On History Of Prisoner-Lease System In Texas
Fort Bend County Libraries will present a special online program, “The Prisoner-Lease System in Texas,” on Thursday, February 18, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. This program will be live streamed via Webex; it will NOT be in person. Dr. Theresa Jach, a history professor at Houston Community College, will talk about the history of convict leasing in Texas and in other southern states between 1867 and 1912. She will also talk about the shift to state-owned prison […]