Introduction: two faces of justice
Connecticut's cultural context, 1875
From Newgate Prison to Wethersfield State Prison, 1775-1875
Rehabilitation rekindled, 1875-1910
Continuity and regression, 1910-1933
Reform during the Maltbie era, 1933-1960
The culmination of progressive reform, 1960-1970
Rehabilitation's last hurrah, 1970-1980
The return of retributive justice, 1980-1990
The legacies of retribution, 1990-2000
Epilogue: five critical questions.