Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Beginning with end of U.S.-Mexican War (1848) and ending with beginning of World War II, historical analysis from days when Los Angeles first became U.S. town until 1940s when Los Angeles first became global epicenter of human confinement. Exploration of major eras and turning points in city's rise as both national and global leader in human incarceration, with review of historical foundations of mass imprisonment in Los Angeles. Introduction to current social and political landscape of imprisonment in Los Angeles. P/NP or letter grading.