Living in prison:a history of the correctional system with an insider's view
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Group Author: | ; |
Published: |
Greenwood Press,
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Publisher Address: | Westport, Conn. |
Publication Dates: | 2004. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | viii, 193 p.: ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
0313318565 (alk. paper) 9780313318566 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | D971 |
CLC: | D971.267 |
Call Number: | D971.267/S786 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Crime and justice in the United States -- Justice and the origin of corrections -- A brief history of corrections in America -- The context of imprisonment -- Women and prison -- Prisoners' rights and states' responsibilities -- A prisoner's narrative -- The prison environment -- Surviving in prison. |